Physical & aggregate · 2024

Total Dissolved Solids in Fargo, ND tap water

Detected — no federal limit

Fargo, ND's 2024 report shows Total Dissolved Solids detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

The measurement

StatisticValue
Range
At the tap
247–657 mg/L
Reported level
At the tap
657 mg/L
Reported level
System-wide
400

Verbatim from Fargo, ND's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Total Dissolved Solids

Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts.

Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.

How Fargo, ND compares

5 of the 119 systems measuring Total Dissolved Solids on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Total Dissolved Solids:

People also ask

+Is there Total Dissolved Solids in Fargo, ND tap water?

Yes — Fargo, ND's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Total Dissolved Solids at 247–657 mg/L. Fargo, ND's 2024 report shows Total Dissolved Solids detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.

+What's the federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids in drinking water?

The EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for Total Dissolved Solids. Utilities still report any measured levels in their annual Consumer Confidence Report.

+What is Total Dissolved Solids?

Total dissolved solids — the combined content of all dissolved minerals and salts. Regulated only as a secondary (cosmetic) standard; high levels affect taste and hardness.

+Which other U.S. cities have Total Dissolved Solids over the federal limit?

5 of the 119 systems on The Water Map measuring Total Dissolved Solids report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Ventura, CA, Torrance, CA, St George, UT.

+Where does this Total Dissolved Solids measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Total Dissolved Solids entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Fargo, ND water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/nd/fargo/2024/source.

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