Public water system record
Freeborn
Serves Freeborn, Freeborn County, MN · 259 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Freeborn 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
- Freeborn buys its water from Hartland.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, November 2015.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6 unknown out of 134 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 1993
EPA's records for Freeborn go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0105 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0113 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0115 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 29, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Freeborn between 2013 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2015.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2015 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Sep 18, 2013 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
Freeborn buys its water from Hartland. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Hartland Hartland, MN
Annual water quality report
Freeborn 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 Freeborn 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