Is Cannon Ball, ND tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Cannon Ball has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s records: Standing Rock Rural Water System.
Standing Rock Rural Water System, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 60 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Cannon Ball’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Standing Rock Rural Water System
North Dakota · serves 6,839 people · about 950 in Cannon Ball
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 60 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
South Central RWD - Emmons
North Dakota · serves 3,650 people · under 100 in Cannon Ball
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 24.9 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Standing Rock Rural Water System’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Cannon Ball
TapBuff hasn’t read North Dakota’s list of certified labs yet. The national page links every state’s own list.
Certified labs, state by stateWhich ZIP codes are in Cannon Ball: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology.
Near Cannon Ball
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Standing Rock Rural Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water