Public water system record
Lowry
Serves Lowry, Pope County, MN · 333 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Lowry 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
- Lowry draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, July 2017.
- Record on file since 2009, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 114 unknown out of 192 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 2009
EPA's records for Lowry go back to 2009. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began May 2009, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0108 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
May 11, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Lowry between 2009 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2017 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Mar 11, 2014 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Apr 17, 2012 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
| Oct 6, 2009 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
Lowry draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Lowry 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 Lowry 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