Public water system record
Albert Lea
Serves Albert Lea, Freeborn County, MN · 18,492 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Albert Lea 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
- Albert Lea draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1992, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 79 lead and 2,336 unknown out of 7,536 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 1992
EPA's records for Albert Lea go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Albert Lea draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Albert Lea.
Community systems that buy water from it
- St. John's Lutheran Community Albert Lea, MN
Annual water quality report
Albert Lea 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