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Community Water System · PWS ND2701003

Watford City Mobile Home Park

Salem, North Dakota 97302 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 52 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

52
People served
93
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 93 drinking-water violations at Watford City Mobile Home Park - above the North Dakota per-system average.

93
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
52
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Watford City Mobile Home Park

Watford City Mobile Home Park is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 52 residents in Salem, North Dakota (McKenzie County) through 98 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 93 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 71 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 28 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%).

Watford City Mobile Home Park's 93 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
52
Total Violations
93
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
98
County
McKenzie
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
71
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 28 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 24 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 15 2023
Public Notice Other 14 2011
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2020

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 Watford City Mobile Home Park.

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 ND2701003 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
2023 Chlorine MR 28 SDWIS / ND2701003 / 0999
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 15 SDWIS / ND2701003 / 8000
2022 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / ND2701003 / 5000
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / ND2701003 / 7000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 24 SDWIS / ND2701003 / 3100
2011 Public Notice Other 14 SDWIS / ND2701003 / 7500

How Watford City Mobile Home Park Compares

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

Metric Watford City Mobile Home Park North Dakota avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 93 37 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 52 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 Watford City Mobile Home Park water safe to drink? ▼
Watford City Mobile Home Park (PWS ID: ND2701003) has 93 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 52 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Watford City Mobile Home Park serve? ▼
Watford City Mobile Home Park serves 52 people in Salem, North Dakota. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 98 service connections.
What type of violations does Watford City Mobile Home Park have? ▼
Watford City Mobile Home Park has 93 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 71 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Watford City Mobile Home Park water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Watford City Mobile Home Park under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Watford City Mobile Home Park use? ▼
Watford City Mobile Home Park uses Groundwater 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.