Lake Norden Tap Water Quality Report
No water-quality test results are on file for Lake Norden. That is a gap in the EPA record we publish, not a finding about the water. Check LAKE NORDEN's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Water system
LAKE NORDEN
People Served
467
Health-based violations since 2020
0
LAKE NORDEN. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Lake Norden Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Everything we hold on Lake Norden's water is below — a thin record, not a clean one. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
LAKE NORDEN, Lake Norden's water system, serves 467 people.
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Lake Norden Water Service Areas
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Lake Norden
No test results are on file for LAKE NORDEN, Lake Norden's water system, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
No test results on file — test your own tap
We don't hold water-quality results for this system yet, so nobody can tell you what is in your water from published data. A certified lab test is the way to find out.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Lake Norden's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Lake Norden, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Lake Norden? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Hamlin County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Lake Norden
Lake Norden's tap water has an estimated 26.0 grains per gallon (445.0 mg/L, county sampling in Hamlin County) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 26.0 gpg water in Lake Norden — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For South Dakota as a whole, read water softener cost in South Dakota — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Lake Norden Tap Water
No water-quality test results are on file for Lake Norden. That is a gap in the EPA record we publish, not a finding about the water. Check LAKE NORDEN's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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