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Spring Lake Park

Serves Spring Lake Park, Anoka County, MN · 7,200 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Spring Lake Park in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.

  • MN1020029
  • SPRING LAKE PARK
  • MN
  • 7,200 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 55432
EPA system ID MN1020029

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Spring Lake Park draws water from 4 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, November 2018.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,360 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2026 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Spring Lake Park go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 2 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began November 2007, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.2 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Nov 30, 2007 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 20, 2003 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Minnesota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Spring Lake Park between 2004 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 29, 2018 Minnesota Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Jan 2, 2004 Minnesota Signed compliance agreement 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

What the violations mean

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

2 incidents

Test results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Spring Lake Park draws water from 4 wells. It also has emergency connections to Blaine and Mounds View. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Spring Lake Park.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

Spring Lake Park 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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.

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