Wednesday, December 31, 2008

City of the Day - Fargo, ND

Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2008, its population was estimated at nearly 100,000 Fargo, along with its twin city of Moorhead, Minnesota, as well as adjacent West Fargo, North Dakota and Dilworth, Minnesota, form the center of the Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city of Fargo is the crossroads and economic center of a large portion of eastern North Dakota and a portion of northwestern Minnesota. Fargo is a retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and educational hub for the region. Fargo is home to North Dakota State University. The local newspaper is The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. The city motto is "Gateway to the West". Fargo was founded in 1871. The area that is present-day Fargo was an early stopping point for steamboats floating down the Red River during the 1870s and 1880s.

You can view water companies in Fargo, ND here.

You can view water companies for other cities in North Dakota here.

Water News

An Environmental Working Group analysis of tap water tests from 1998 through 2003 shows that customers of Fargo City of drank water containing up to 15 pollutants, including one unregulated contaminant. Fargo City of is one of 65,000 water suppliers across the country wrestling with treating water polluted by sprawl, sewage, factory farms, and industry.

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