Public water system record
Cosmos
Serves Cosmos, Meeker County, MN · 513 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Cosmos in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Cosmos draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.0253 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit), 2021.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, February 2022.
- Record on file since 1999, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 136 unknown out of 263 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0208 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0253 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.023 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0171 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Cosmos go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 4 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1999, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Cosmos between 2021 and 2022, filed as 4 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2022 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Jun 25, 2021 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Arsenic |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
4 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Where the water comes from
Cosmos draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cosmos 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