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Community Water System · PWS ND1100346

Forbes City Of

Forbes, North Dakota 58439 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 53 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

53
People served
199
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 199 drinking-water violations at Forbes City Of, 2% of them health-based - above the North Dakota per-system average.

199
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
53
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Forbes City Of

Forbes City Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 53 residents in Forbes, North Dakota (Dickey County) through 42 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 199 total violations for this system , of which 4 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 155 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chloramine, recorded in 49 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across North Dakota, EPA tracks 368 public water systems serving 712,349 people, with 13,624 cumulative violations and 2,673 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 37 violations. Statewide, 34 of 38 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (89.5%).

Forbes City Of's 199 violations sit above the North Dakota average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
53
Total Violations
199
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
42
County
Dickey
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
155
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chloramine MR 49 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 39 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 35 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2022
TTHM MR 6 2022
Coliform (TCR) Other 5 1999
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2024
Public Notice Other 2 2024

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Forbes City Of.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID ND1100346 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

North Dakota Drinking Water Authority

North Dakota's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find ND regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Chloramine MR 49 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 1006
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 39 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 8000
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 20 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 5000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 5200
2024 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 7500
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 7000
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 2950
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 35 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 3100
1999 Coliform (TCR) Other 5 SDWIS / ND1100346 / 3100

How Forbes City Of Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Forbes City Of North Dakota avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 199 37 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 7.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 89.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 53 1,936 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 368 regulated public water systems in North Dakota.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Forbes City Of water safe to drink? ▼
Forbes City Of (PWS ID: ND1100346) has 199 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 53 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Forbes City Of serve? ▼
Forbes City Of serves 53 people in Forbes, North Dakota. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 42 service connections.
What type of violations does Forbes City Of have? ▼
Forbes City Of has 199 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 155 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Forbes City Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Forbes City Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Forbes City Of use? ▼
Forbes City Of uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.