Lincoln City Of, ND
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Lincoln City Of at a glance
Lincoln City Of serves about 4,257 people through 1,233 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Burleigh County, North Dakota. EPA system ID: ND0800570; phone on file: 701-258-7969. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2020 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lincoln City Of is 0 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 300 North Dakota systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.91 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 20 have gone over at some point. Lincoln City Of's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 40th percentile in North Dakota and the 34th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Burleigh County
9 other systems share Burleigh County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lincoln City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Bismarck City Of | 72,417 | 2.8 ppb |
| South Central Rwd North Burleigh | 10,400 | 1.3 ppb |
| South Central Regional Water District | 3,700 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wilton City Of | 711 | 0 (not detected) |
| Imperial Valley Water Co | 345 | 0 (not detected) |
| Apple Valley Coop | 200 | 0 (not detected) |
| Country Club Co-Op | 162 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wing City Of | 152 | 39 ppb |
| Dakota Adventist Academy | 80 | 2.74 ppb |
Next steps for Lincoln, ND
Look up your address in Lincoln City Of's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Lincoln City Of whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Small systems behave differently: why small systems go over more often.