Public water system record
Albany
Serves Albany, Stearns County, MN · 2,805 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Albany 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
- Albany draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Minnesota, February 2006.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,069 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 1993
EPA's records for Albany go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.015 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 23, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Albany in 2006. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2006 | Minnesota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
Albany draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Albany 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