Public water system record
Elko New Market
Serves Elko New Market, Scott County, MN · 5,003 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Elko New Market 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
- 2
Key facts
- Elko New Market draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, August 2013.
- Record on file since 2005, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,634 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.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Elko New Market go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, began October 2012, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 26.2 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
May 31, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
May 31, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Elko New Market between 2006 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2013 | Minnesota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Aug 8, 2006 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 2 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Elko New Market draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Elko New Market 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