Public water system record
The Meadows
Serves Monticello, Wright County, MN · 1,000 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for The Meadows in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- The Meadows draws water from 7 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 10.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2024.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Minnesota, May 1999.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1 service line.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
330 | Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for The Meadows go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 1999, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Minnesota regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against The Meadows and issued 2 boil water orders between 1995 and 1999. The most recent was a boil water order in May 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1999 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Dec 8, 1995 | Minnesota | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 13, 1995 | Minnesota | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations: Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Nitrate
3 incidentsNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Where the water comes from
The Meadows draws water from 7 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
The Meadows 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