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Burleigh County, North Dakota

Water Systems
12
Population Served
92,574
Total Violations
263
19 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

75.0%
Systems with Violations
21.9
Avg Violations per System
7.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
9 systems (75%)
GW
3 systems (25%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Burleigh North Dakota water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (3) One or more violations (9)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Bismarck City Of 72,417 0 Clean
South Central RWD North Burleigh 10,400 0 Clean
Lincoln City Of 4,257 29 Clean
South Central Regional Water District 3,700 0 Detected
Wilton City Of 711 9 -
Imperial Valley Water Co 345 41 -
Apple Valley Coop 200 18 -
Country Club Co-Op 162 3 -
Wing City Of 152 79 -
Menards-Bidc 120 4 -
Dakota Adventist Academy 80 74 -
Pioneer Park 30 6 -

Other Counties in North Dakota

Cass County
27 systems · 176,764 served · 915 violations
Grand Forks County
9 systems · 69,787 served · 232 violations
Ward County
14 systems · 65,645 served · 589 violations
Williams County
22 systems · 38,366 served · 564 violations
Stark County
8 systems · 36,506 served · 136 violations
Morton County
13 systems · 29,721 served · 464 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Burleigh County? ▼
Burleigh County has 263 total drinking water violations across 12 water systems, of which 19 are health-based violations. 75.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Burleigh County systems? ▼
Water systems in Burleigh County serve approximately 92,574 people through 12 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Burleigh County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Burleigh County, 4 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Burleigh County? ▼
Water systems in Burleigh County use SW (9 systems), GW (3 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 7.2% of Burleigh County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.