Public water system record
Andover
Serves Andover, Anoka County, MN · 21,455 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Andover 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
- Andover draws water from 8 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Minnesota, February 2008.
- Record on file since 1988, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,196 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 1988
EPA's records for Andover go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began July 2006, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 32.1 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 17, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.1 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (3 times the limit)
|
Jul 17, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1988 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Andover between 1990 and 2008. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2008 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Nov 1, 2006 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Mar 31, 1990 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Andover draws water from 8 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Coon Rapids.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Coon Rapids Coon Rapids, MN
Annual water quality report
Andover 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