Public water system record
New Germany
Serves New Germany, Carver County, MN · 422 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for New Germany 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
- New Germany draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, May 2012.
- Record on file since 2010, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4 unknown out of 192 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 2010
EPA's records for New Germany go back to 2010. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began March 2010, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 19.9 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Mar 9, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Mar 9, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against New Germany in 2012. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2012 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
New Germany draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
New Germany 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask New Germany for a copy.
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