Rhame City Of, ND
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.51 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Rhame City Of
Rhame City Of serves about 169 people through 85 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Bowman County, North Dakota. EPA system ID: ND0600819; phone on file: 701-279-5555. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Rhame City Of is 1.14 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.51 ppb |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 1.14 ppb |
How Rhame City Of compares
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. Rhame City Of's 0.51 ppb sits at the 43rd percentile in North Dakota and the 43rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Bowman County
2 other systems share Bowman County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Rhame City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Bowman City Of | 1,470 | 2.16 ppb |
| Scranton City Of | 281 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Rhame, ND may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Rhame 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.