Public water system · ND2511433

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Towner State Nursery

At a glance

Towner State Nursery (PWSID ND2511433) is an active transient non-community water system in McHenry County, North Dakota. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDND2511433

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyND state drinking water program

City served—

StateNorth Dakota

ZIP—

CountyMcHenry County

How does Towner State Nursery compare with other water systems in McHenry County?

By EPA's size categories, Towner State Nursery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). McHenry County has 7 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 331 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 2,316 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across North Dakota, the 403 active systems average 1,864 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Towner State Nursery is well below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. North Dakota has 81 active transient non-community water systems, 20% of the state's 403 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 177 North Dakota systems (44%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Towner State Nursery?

EPA lists Towner State Nursery as owned by a state government. The ND state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 7 active systems in McHenry County (14%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Towner State Nursery have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and January 2025. By type: 7 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (7 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	Yes	Resolved
2021-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	Yes	Resolved
2000-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	Yes	Resolved
1998-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	Yes	Resolved
1997-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	Yes	Resolved
1994-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	Yes	Resolved
1994-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038	Yes	Resolved

All 8 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Towner State Nursery: frequently asked questions

Who runs Towner State Nursery?

Towner State Nursery (PWSID ND2511433) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the ND state drinking water program.

How many people does Towner State Nursery serve?

Towner State Nursery reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in McHenry County, North Dakota.

Where does Towner State Nursery get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Towner State Nursery have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Towner State Nursery's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 7 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the ND state drinking water program.

Where can I find Towner State Nursery's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Towner State Nursery is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in McHenry County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Velva City of	McHenry	1,084	Community	Groundwater
Towner City of	McHenry	479	Community	Groundwater
Drake City of	McHenry	275	Community	Groundwater
Granville City of	McHenry	241	Community	Purchased groundwater
Upham City of	McHenry	130	Community	Purchased groundwater
Karlsruhe City of	McHenry	82	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Towner State Nursery, PWSID ND2511433, North Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/north-dakota/towner-state-nursery-nd2511433 (data as of October 1, 2026).