Does Turtle Lake, ND tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 10 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Turtle Lake, of which 8 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Turtle Lake, ND tap water come from?

Turtle Lake is served by 4 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater, surface water.

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Turtle Lake tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Turtle Lake. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Turtle Lake is served by 4 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 3,171 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 10 violations across the community water system(s) serving Turtle Lake, going back to the earliest EPA record. 8 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.

4

Community water systems
~3,171

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Mclean-Sheridan Water District-System 1

1,800 served · groundwater · PWSID ND2801400

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

Turtle Lake City Of

581 served · groundwater · PWSID ND2800949

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

Mclean-Sheridan Water District-System 3

400 served · surface water · PWSID ND2801487

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between October 2009 and August 2012. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Mclean-Sheridan Water District-System 2

390 served · surface water · PWSID ND2801696

Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 5 times between April 2015 and January 2016. The EPA record lists a level of 0.125 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times between April 2015 and July 2015. The EPA record lists a level of 0.065 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.06 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.