Public water system record
Perham
Serves Perham, Otter Tail County, MN · 3,421 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Perham 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
- Perham draws water from 7 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Minnesota, August 1999.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 7 lead and 386 unknown out of 1,636 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 Perham go back to 1993. 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 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1999, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators issued 1 boil water order to Perham in 1999. The most recent was a boil water order in August 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 1999 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Perham draws water from 7 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Perham 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