Public water system record
New Brighton
Serves New Brighton, Ramsey County, MN · 22,902 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for New Brighton 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
- New Brighton draws water from 10 wells (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Minnesota, February 2007.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 299 unknown out of 5,982 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 New Brighton go back to 1991. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began October 2004, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 13, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against New Brighton between 2006 and 2007. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2007 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jun 6, 2006 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
New Brighton draws water from 10 wells (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has emergency connections to Columbia Heights, Fridley, Mounds View, Arden Hills, Roseville and Minneapolis. 1 other community water system buys water from New Brighton. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to New Brighton.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Columbia Heights Columbia Heights, MN
- Fridley Fridley, MN
- Mounds View Mounds View, MN
- Arden Hills Arden Hills, MN
- Roseville Roseville, MN
- Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Fridley Fridley, MN
Annual water quality report
New Brighton 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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