Public water system record
Houston
Serves Houston, Houston County, MN · 997 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Houston 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
- 2
Key facts
- Houston draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, January 2020.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 19 lead and 4 unknown out of 449 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Houston go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began December 2013, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Dec 3, 2013 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Houston between 2014 and 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2020 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Houston draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Houston 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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