Public water system record
Chokio
Serves Chokio, Stevens County, MN · 400 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Chokio 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
- Chokio draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Minnesota, October 1997.
- Record on file since 1994, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 7 lead and 222 unknown out of 282 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 1994
EPA's records for Chokio go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2003, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators issued 3 boil water orders to Chokio between 1994 and 1997. The most recent was a boil water order in October 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 1997 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 27, 1996 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 24, 1994 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Chokio draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Chokio 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 Chokio for a copy.
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