Public water system record
Hastings
Serves Hastings, Dakota County, MN · 23,222 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Hastings in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Hastings draws water from 6 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 11.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2021.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Minnesota, September 2018.
- Record on file since 1990, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 5 lead and 1,732 unknown out of 7,334 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved | Yes |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Hastings go back to 1990. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began April 1999, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1990 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators issued 1 boil water order to Hastings in 2018. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2018 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
What the violations mean
Nitrate
1 incidentNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Hastings draws water from 6 wells.
Annual water quality report
Hastings 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