Fradets Orchard Water System

PWSID: ND0901410

10 active violations (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 96% of water systems in North Dakota.

Violation trend: 0.4 per year over the last 5 years, down from 1.4 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served56
Service Connections16
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityHorace
EPA ZIP on File58047

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0168 mg/L0.015 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0014 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0013 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0012 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0009 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0007 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

10 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2009-12-17Open
7500Other2008-12-18Open
7500Other2008-06-15Open
7500Other2008-01-17Open
7500Other2006-11-14Open
7500Other2006-05-16Open
7500Other2005-05-27Open
7500Other2004-12-16Open
7500Other2004-09-15Open
7500Other2004-07-18Open

Violation History (36 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
8000MON2022-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2022-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2018-11-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2018-10-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2018-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
7000Other2017-10-02Returned to Compliance
7000Other2017-07-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2016-10-02Returned to Compliance
7000Other2016-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2016-04-01Returned to Compliance
3100MR2016-02-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2015-10-02Returned to Compliance
5000MR2015-10-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2015-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2015-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2014-08-13Returned to Compliance
7000Other2014-07-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2013-10-02Returned to Compliance
5000MR2013-10-02Returned to Compliance
7000Other2013-07-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2012-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2010-11-13Returned to Compliance
7500Other2010-08-22Returned to Compliance
7500Other2010-08-22Returned to Compliance
3014MR2010-07-15 MajorReturned to Compliance
7000Other2006-10-02Returned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Fradets Orchard Water System is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 56 in Horace, North Dakota. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.