Is WEST FARGO CITY OF's water safe to drink?
WEST FARGO CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 34,858, over 10,662 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, WEST FARGO CITY OF ranks 9,184th by violation burden (29th percentile) - 1 violation total, 1 health-based.
Against the ND average
Among the 52 ND systems in this dataset, the average is 2.1 health-based violations - WEST FARGO CITY OF's 1 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
WEST FARGO CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2006-01-05, with the most recent health-based one dated 2006-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/29/2026.
The concern categories on record
WEST FARGO CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What WEST FARGO CITY OF's record does not cover
WEST FARGO CITY OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 1 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.