Public water system record
Leota
Serves an area of Nobles County, MN that includes Leota · 209 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Leota 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
- Leota buys its water from Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Minnesota, April 1998.
- Record on file since 1991, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 114 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 1991
EPA's records for Leota go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began November 2011, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Nov 21, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Leota and issued 3 boil water orders between 1992 and 1998. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in April 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1998 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Dec 17, 1997 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 1, 1996 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| May 24, 1994 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 15, 1992 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Leota buys its water from Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System Lake Benton, MN
Annual water quality report
Leota 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 Leota 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