Public water system record
Saint Cloud
Serves St. Cloud, Stearns County, MN · 71,321 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Saint Cloud 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
- Saint Cloud draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Minnesota, February 2006.
- Record on file since 2006, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,485 unknown out of 18,581 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 2006
EPA's records for Saint Cloud go back to 2006. 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: Total Coliform (acute), began February 2006, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators issued 1 boil water order to Saint Cloud in 2006. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2006.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2006 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Saint Cloud draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has emergency connections to Sauk Rapids, Waite Park and Sartell. 1 other community water system buys water from Saint Cloud. 2 other public water systems have emergency connections to Saint Cloud.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Sauk Rapids Sauk Rapids, MN
- Waite Park Waite Park, MN
- Sartell Sartell, MN
Community systems that buy water from it
- Saint Augusta St. Augusta, MN
Annual water quality report
Saint Cloud 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.
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