Public water system record
Lonsdale
Serves Lonsdale, Rice County, MN · 3,913 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Lonsdale 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
- Lonsdale draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, May 2011.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,774 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 Lonsdale go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began April 2008, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 21.9 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 28, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 28, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Lonsdale between 2008 and 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2011 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Sep 15, 2008 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
Where the water comes from
Lonsdale draws water from 3 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Lonsdale 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