Public water system record
Dawson
Serves Dawson, Lac qui Parle County, MN · 1,540 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Dawson 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
- Dawson draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Minnesota, November 1998.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 107 unknown out of 789 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Dawson go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 1998, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators issued 1 boil water order to Dawson in 1998. The most recent was a boil water order in November 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 1998 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Dawson draws water from 3 wells. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Dawson.
Annual water quality report
Dawson 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