Public water system record
Blaine
Serves Blaine, Anoka County, MN · 70,220 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Blaine 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
- 0
Key facts
- Blaine draws water from 20 wells (10 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Minnesota, September 2015.
- Record on file since 1995, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,390 unknown out of 22,346 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Blaine go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2006, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 23, 2006 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 15, 2005 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Blaine between 2006 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2015 | Minnesota | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Mar 10, 2008 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Dec 12, 2006 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Mar 31, 2006 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
Blaine draws water from 20 wells (10 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to Lexington, Lino Lakes, Coon Rapids, Spring Lake Park, Mounds View and Circle Pines. 1 other community water system buys water from Blaine. 4 other public water systems have emergency connections to Blaine.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Lexington Lexington, MN
- Lino Lakes Lino Lakes, MN
- Coon Rapids Coon Rapids, MN
- Spring Lake Park Spring Lake Park, MN
- Mounds View Mounds View, MN
- Circle Pines Circle Pines, MN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Lexington Lexington, MN
Annual water quality report
Blaine 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