Ward County, North Dakota
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet ND101 · Ward County 14 sys · 589 viol · #787/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 92.9% flagged
- HEALTH-HIGH 53.7% health
- RANK-UPPER #787/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.3 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 50.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 100%
- SYS-SMALL 14 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Cass County ( -0.3 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Ward County ranks #787 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #4 of 52 counties in North Dakota. See methodology · corpus placement.
Ward County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 92.9% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 53.7% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 50.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #787 of 3,254 · #4 of 52 in North Dakota.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Ward County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Ward County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minot City Of | 48,743 | 12 | Clean |
| North Prairie RWD-System 1&2 | 7,748 | 1 | Detected |
| North Prairie RWD-System III | 2,742 | 3 | - |
| Surrey City Of | 1,365 | 17 | - |
| Upper Souris Water District-System I | 1,296 | 46 | - |
| Burlington City Of | 1,060 | 85 | - |
| Kenmare City Of | 961 | 57 | - |
| Berthold City Of | 454 | 91 | - |
| West River Water and Sewer | 450 | 56 | - |
| Sawyer City Of | 357 | 13 | - |
| Upper Souris Water District-System II | 230 | 29 | - |
| Makoti City Of | 154 | 57 | - |
| Ryder City Of | 85 | 122 | - |
| Northwestern Area Water Supply | 0 | 0 | - |
Compare beyond North Dakota
Mid-flagged peers for Ward County
Cross-state counties nearest Ward County on flagged-system share (92.9%) and cumulative violation count (589). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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