Public water system record
Elizabeth
Serves Elizabeth, Otter Tail County, MN · 168 people served
Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Elizabeth 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
- 10
- Resolved
- 10
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Elizabeth draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.0108 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2023.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, December 2023.
- Record on file since 2006, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6 unknown out of 101 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
|
330 | Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0103 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0108 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for Elizabeth go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 10 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0298 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3 times the limit)
|
Oct 24, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Elizabeth between 2006 and 2023, filed as 11 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2023 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Arsenic |
| Dec 21, 2006 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
10 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Where the water comes from
Elizabeth draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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