Public water system record
Harris
Serves Harris, Chisago County, MN · 400 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Harris 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
- Harris draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Minnesota, February 2007.
- Record on file since 1988, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 94 unknown out of 130 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 Harris go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began October 2006, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 16, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1988 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Harris and issued 1 boil water order between 1991 and 2007. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2007 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Dec 15, 1991 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Harris draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Harris 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 Harris 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