Public water system record
Anoka
Serves Anoka, Anoka County, MN · 17,798 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Anoka in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Anoka draws water from 8 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, May 2011.
- Record on file since 2003, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 118 unknown out of 5,258 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
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Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for Anoka go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 13 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began July 2009, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.9 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 20, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 8, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 8, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 5 formal enforcement actions against Anoka between 2004 and 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2011 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| May 23, 2011 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Feb 10, 2010 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Feb 23, 2007 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jun 1, 2004 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
Anoka draws water from 8 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Ramsey. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Anoka.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Ramsey Ramsey, MN
Annual water quality report
Anoka must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Minnesota.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells