Lead pipes in North Dakota

North Dakota's 320 community water systems reported 4,963 lead and 695 galvanized-requiring-replacement service lines, plus 103,864 of unknown material. That ranks #37 among states for confirmed lead lines.

4,963Lead

695Galvanized, replace

103,864Unknown

153Systems with lead

Lead 1.7%
Galvanized (replace) 0.2%
Unknown 37%
Non-lead 61%

2.0% of the service lines North Dakota utilities reported are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well below the national share of 3.1%. 37% are still unidentified (national: 21%). The largest counts are in City of Fargo (2,049), Grand Forks Regional WTP (993), City of Minot (281). 2 systems haven't reported counts yet.

Since 2025 Q1, reported lead and galvanized lines in North Dakota went from 5,541 to 5,658 (up 117). See which systems made the most progress.

Systems with confirmed lead lines (153)

Water system	Lead	Galv.	Unknown	% lead	People
City of FargoFargo	2,025	24	25	7.0%	120,762
Grand Forks Regional WTPGrand Forks	925	68	643	6.3%	57,339
City of MinotMinot	280	1	9,101	1.9%	48,743
City of JamestownJamestown	260	5	2,604	4.7%	15,427
City of BismarckBismarck	162	13	5,064	0.8%	72,417
City of WillistonWilliston	72	89	307	1.9%	26,426
City of Devils LakeDevils Lake	151	9	799	6.2%	7,141
City of DickinsonDickinson	126	0	0	1.5%	25,679
City of BottineauBottineau	101	3	576	8.9%	2,211
City of WahpetonWahpeton	88	5	1,879	3.5%	7,766
City of CarringtonCarrington	62	3	778	6.2%	2,065
City of EnderlinEnderlin	48	14	206	14%	886
City of MandanMandan	58	3	4,481	0.8%	21,769
City of New RockfordNew Rockford	54	7	612	8.0%	1,391
City of KenmareKenmare	32	19	286	9.4%	961
City of HarveyHarvey	29	22	111	5.3%	1,783
City of GraftonGrafton	49	0	1,071	2.7%	4,284
City of FessendenFessenden	47	2	19	16%	479
City of Valley CityValley City	29	7	2,873	1.2%	6,585
City of CasseltonCasselton	29	0	517	3.0%	2,513
City of GarrisonGarrison	18	5	734	3.0%	1,453
City of EllendaleEllendale	5	18	489	2.9%	1,394
City of WashburnWashburn	16	6	424	3.6%	1,246
City of FairmountFairmount	18	4	119	15%	367
City of MayvilleMayville	21	0	592	2.8%	1,858
City of LakotaLakota	20	0	78	3.7%	672
City of StanleyStanley	12	7	541	1.7%	1,138
City of WishekWishek	7	12	513	3.6%	952
City of MC CluskyMcClusky	10	9	128	7.3%	380
City of HankinsonHankinson	17	1	186	2.6%	919
City of CandoCando	11	6	471	3.0%	1,115
City of MottMott	6	11	375	4.0%	721
City of WiltonWilton	15	2	147	4.9%	711
City of LarimoreLarimore	5	12	115	2.9%	1,346
City of Glen UllinGlen Ullin	4	12	330	3.4%	807
City of ElginElgin	3	13	85	4.1%	642
City of CrosbyCrosby	11	4	640	1.9%	1,406
City of HillsboroHillsboro	15	0	630	1.9%	1,603
City of CooperstownCooperstown	12	1	514	2.4%	984
City of GoodrichGoodrich	0	13	119	9.8%	98
City of VelvaVelva	8	4	439	2.3%	1,084
City of FormanForman	4	8	184	4.8%	504
City of RugbyRugby	11	0	474	0.8%	2,876
City of RiverdaleRiverdale	1	10	160	4.8%	205
City of BertholdBerthold	2	8	164	3.9%	454
City of MohallMohall	4	4	419	1.7%	783
City of CenterCenter	2	6	275	2.5%	588
City of GrenoraGrenora	5	3	103	3.5%	244
East Central Regional Wd-GfGrand Forks County	6	1	1,949	0.2%	5,995
City of HazenHazen	0	7	293	0.6%	2,411
City of HattonHatton	0	7	42	2.0%	777
City of UnderwoodUnderwood	1	5	408	1.4%	778
City of BeachBeach	5	1	279	0.8%	981
City of AshleyAshley	0	6	245	1.2%	749
City of Willow CityWillow City	0	6	142	4.1%	163
City of StreeterStreeter	2	4	78	3.4%	170
City of MiltonMilton	0	6	61	8.2%	58
City of HannafordHannaford	1	5	18	5.9%	131
City of DraytonDrayton	1	5	13	1.6%	824
North Prairie Rwd-System 1&2Ward County	1	4	2,450	0.1%	7,748
City of BeulahBeulah	2	3	1,539	0.3%	3,058
City of SteeleSteele	2	3	328	1.3%	715
City of GackleGackle	2	3	232	2.1%	310
City of EmeradoEmerado	0	5	174	2.8%	414
City of Turtle LakeTurtle Lake	0	5	140	1.3%	581
City of LehrLehr	3	2	55	4.2%	80
City of LisbonLisbon	1	3	856	0.4%	2,154
City of BelfieldBelfield	1	3	567	0.6%	1,013
City of EdgeleyEdgeley	3	1	338	1.0%	563
City of RichardtonRichardton	0	4	299	1.1%	529
City of KindredKindred	1	3	291	0.9%	692
City of LamoureLa Moure	2	2	211	1.0%	889
City of WyndmereWyndmere	0	4	202	1.3%	429
City of KulmKulm	0	4	192	1.3%	354
City of NoonanNoonan	0	4	179	2.1%	121
City of ReederReeder	0	4	136	2.4%	162
City of SherwoodSherwood	1	3	131	2.8%	242
City of DrakeDrake	0	4	105	1.6%	275
City of MintoMinto	0	4	102	1.1%	604
City of Park RiverPark River	1	3	86	0.5%	1,403
City of OsnabrockOsnabrock	0	4	82	4.4%	134
City of ColfaxColfax	3	1	64	2.4%	121
City of HopeHope	2	2	60	2.8%	258
City of Tower CityTower City	4	0	45	3.1%	253
City of TiogaTioga	1	2	858	0.3%	2,202
City of Watford CityWatford City	0	3	653	0.1%	6,390
City of LidgerwoodLidgerwood	1	2	233	0.7%	652
City of HoraceHorace	1	2	189	0.4%	1,641
City of PortlandPortland	1	2	189	1.1%	606
City of ScrantonScranton	0	3	178	1.5%	281
City of St ThomasSt. Thomas	0	3	174	1.7%	331
City of SheyenneSheyenne	0	3	157	1.9%	204
City of HunterHunter	1	2	142	2.0%	261
City of ZapZap	0	3	113	2.0%	237
City of SykestonSykeston	3	0	89	3.3%	117
City of FinleyFinley	0	3	63	1.1%	445
City of SheldonSheldon	3	0	50	2.8%	95
City of WoodworthWoodworth	0	3	49	4.2%	50
City of MinnewaukanMinnewaukan	0	3	32	1.6%	224
Walsh Rural Water DistrictWalsh County	2	0	982	0.1%	3,000

Showing the 100 with the most. All North Dakota water systems

No confirmed lead, but unknown lines remain (121)

Water system	Unknown	% lead	People
Belcourt-Turtle MTN Rural Water SystemBelcourt	2,043	0%	13,500
South Central RWD North BurleighBurleigh County	1,889	0%	10,400
South Central Rwd-EmmonsEmmons County	1,624	0%	3,650
Agassiz Water Users DistrictGrand Forks County	1,371	0%	3,438
Omnd Water Treatment PlantMercer County	1,305	0%	4,168
Northeast Rwd- North Valley BranchPembina County	1,298	0%	3,422
Northeast Rwd-Langdon BranchLangdon	1,268	0%	2,450
Northwest Rural Water DistrictWilliams County	1,224	0%	5,102
City of LangdonLangdon	1,105	0%	1,878
Standing Rock Rural Water SystemFort Yates	926	0%	6,839
South Central Regional Water DistrictBurleigh County	909	0%	3,700
Central Plains Water DistrictWells County	862	0%	3,504
City of West FargoWest Fargo	808	0%	34,858
City of New TownNew Town	788	0%	2,528
City of BowmanBowman	709	0%	1,470
McKenzie County WRDMcKenzie County	640	0%	3,895
Missouri West Water SystemMorton County	631	0%	4,303
Cass Rural Water District-Phase ICass County	611	0%	3,658
Upper Souris Water District-System IWard County	605	0%	1,296
City of LintonLinton	590	0%	1,097
Dakota Rural Water District NorthSharon	590	0%	1,070
Dakota Rural Water District SouthGriggs County	576	0%	1,135
Cass Rural Water District-Phase IIICass County	472	0%	1,682
Spirit Lake Water Management RWSSt. Michael	459	0%	4,400
Tri-County Water DistrictLakota	452	0%	2,501
City of ParshallParshall	451	0%	884
Cass Rural Water District-Phase IICass County	435	0%	1,700
All Seasons Wd-System VPierce County	396	0%	1,075
City of LincolnLincoln	337	0%	4,257
City of HebronHebron	324	0%	747
City of MaddockMaddock	321	0%	382
Garrison Rural Water DistrictMcLean County	313	0%	1,805
City of SurreySurrey	295	0%	1,365
City of DunseithDunseith	248	0%	773
Little ShellNew Town	247	0%	1,500
Mandaree Water PlantNew Town	246	0%	1,034
City of Powers LakePowers Lake	242	0%	280
All Seasons Wd-System IBottineau County	235	0%	890
White Shield Water Treatment PlantNew Town	232	0%	952
City of NecheNeche	220	0%	371
City of StantonStanton	213	0%	366
City of RoletteRolette	202	0%	484
All Seasons Wd-System IVRolette County	194	0%	670
All Seasons Wd-System IIIBottineau County	188	0%	790
Cass Rural Water District FargoCass County	185	0%	4,242
City of NapoleonNapoleon	168	0%	792
City of St JohnSt. John	164	0%	341
City of HallidayHalliday	162	0%	188
City of MaxMax	157	0%	334
City of MichiganMichigan City (Corporate Name	153	0%	294

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No lead or unknown lines reported (10)

Systems serving 1,000 or more people. Systems without counts on file are listed as 0.

Water system	% lead	People
Stutsman Rural Water DistrictStutsman County	0%	5,550
Greater Ramsey Water DistrictRamsey County	0%	5,280
Barnes Rural Water DistrictValley City	0%	4,938
Southeast Wud (East)Abercrombie	0%	4,225
Dakota Magic CasinoHankinson	0%	2,360
McLean-Sheridan Water District-System 1McLean County	0%	1,800
City of AlexanderAlexander	0%	1,335
Southeast Wud (West)Dickey County	0%	1,275
City of HettingerHettinger	0%	1,226
R & T Water SystemRay	0%	1,003

Lead pipes in North Dakota cities

Fargo2,049 lead + galv. lines
Bismarck175 lead + galv. lines
Grand Forks993 lead + galv. lines
Williston161 lead + galv. lines
Dickinson126 lead + galv. lines
Mandan61 lead + galv. lines
Jamestown265 lead + galv. lines
Wahpeton93 lead + galv. lines
Devils Lakeno lead reported
Valley36 lead + galv. lines
Watford3 lead + galv. lines
Grafton49 lead + galv. lines
New87 unknown
Stanley19 lead + galv. lines
Bottineau104 lead + galv. lines
Tioga3 lead + galv. lines
Lisbon4 lead + galv. lines
Carrington65 lead + galv. lines
Langdon1,268 unknown
Mayville21 lead + galv. lines
Oakes2 lead + galv. lines
Hillsboro15 lead + galv. lines
Harvey862 unknown
Garrison23 lead + galv. lines
Surrey295 unknown
Park River4 lead + galv. lines
Burlington1 lead + galv. lines
New Rockford61 lead + galv. lines
Larimore17 lead + galv. lines
Ellendale23 lead + galv. lines

All North Dakota cities and towns · Lead pipes by county

North Dakota lead pipe questions

How many lead pipes are in North Dakota?

North Dakota's community water systems reported 4,963 lead service lines and 695 galvanized lines that must be replaced, for 5,658 in total. Another 103,864 lines are of unknown material.

Which North Dakota water systems have the most lead pipes?

City of Fargo (2,049), Grand Forks Regional WTP (993), City of Minot (281). Counts are lead plus galvanized-requiring-replacement lines.

What share of North Dakota service lines are lead?

2.0% of reported service lines in North Dakota are lead or galvanized requiring replacement, well below the national figure of 3.1%. 37% are still unknown, compared with 21% nationally.

How do I find out if my North Dakota home has a lead service line?

Search for your water system or ZIP code above, then open your utility's address-level inventory map. You can also check the pipe where it enters your home with a scratch and magnet test.

Source: EPA SDWIS service line inventory, 2026 Q3. Smaller systems with no lead or unknown lines are omitted. See also national rankings.