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Lazy U Community

Serves an area of Steele County, MN · 426 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Lazy U Community in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation.

  • MN1740006
  • MEDFORD
  • MN
  • 426 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 55049
EPA system ID MN1740006

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Lazy U Community draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, 16.2 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit), 2020.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Minnesota, March 2021.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 170 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16.2 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Active

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Lazy U Community go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began December 2007, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.2 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Dec 28, 2007 Resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 20.6 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Nov 10, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Minnesota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Lazy U Community between 2008 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2021.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 3, 2021 Minnesota Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Oct 13, 2008 Minnesota Signed compliance agreement 2 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

What the violations mean

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

1 incident

Test results for Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Lazy U Community draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Lazy U Community 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Lazy U Community for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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