BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — Clean water is an important aspect of day-to-day life for many Americans, but old piping and contamination can lead to problems with drinking from the tap. As new research shows, however, this is not a problem that most residents of North Dakota struggle with, as the Peace Garden State’s water is cleaner than in most of America.
In a study on water safety, researchers with PFAS Water Experts analyzed data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the number of quality violations in each state’s public water systems (PWS) from 2019 to 2023. When this number was compared to the state’s average population, it was determined that North Dakota’s population sees less contamination than anywhere else in the country.