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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Minnesota

65 active public water systems in Minnesota had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 45 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Hibbing
St. Louis County
16,028 2 1
White Bear Township
Ramsey County
11,699 1 1
Glenwood
Pope County
2,705 1 1
Madelia
Watonwan County
2,319 1 0
Coleraine
Itasca County
1,997 1 1
Silver Bay
Lake County
1,826 2 1
Grand Portage
County
820 13 3
Clear Lake
Sherburne County
802 2 1
Alden
Freeborn County
661 3 1
North Woods School, Isd No. 2142
St. Louis County
650 2 1
Crown College
Carver County
520 3 0
Naytahwaush
County
462 4 0
Lazy U Community
Steele County
426 1 1
Morton
Renville County
400 1 1
Randolph
Dakota County
355 2 1
Swanville
Morrison County
333 2 1
Hendrum
Norman County
285 1 1
Chandler
Murray County
270 2 1
Immanuel Lutheran School and Church
Nicollet County
255 1 1
Isanti Estates
Isanti County
249 2 1
Bigelow
Nobles County
235 1 1
Climax
Polk County
223 4 1
Oak Manor Mobile Home Park
Roseau County
150 4 2
GC Mankato Hill LLC
Blue Earth County
140 5 1
Brook Park
Pine County
133 3 1
Elpine Village
Beltrami County
125 2 0
Countryside Estates
Hennepin County
116 1 1
McKinley
St. Louis County
110 1 1
Oak Lane Mobile Home Park
Goodhue County
100 2 1
Borup
Norman County
99 4 2
Briarwood Subdivision
Olmsted County
90 1 1
Reading
Nobles County
75 1 1
Strandquist
Marshall County
63 2 2
Riverbend Homes and More
Blue Earth County
60 3 2
Sonju Superstore
Lake County
60 1 0
Austin Mobile Home Park
Mower County
59 1 1
Empire Rentals, LLC
Dakota County
53 4 1
Elbow Lake
County
50 5 2
Lake Mary Villas
Douglas County
37 5 1
Scandia Water Company
Washington County
35 3 1
Webster Street Homes
Le Sueur County
34 3 2
Marine Stugas Townhomes
Washington County
28 1 1
Cedar Terrace Mobile Home Park
Washington County
25 1 1
Pioneer Park
Carlton County
25 4 2
Why-Not Park
Aitkin County
25 2 2
Willmar
Kandiyohi County
21,991 1 0
Alexandria
Douglas County
15,000 2 0
Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System
Lincoln County
13,644 1 0
Grand Rapids
Itasca County
11,346 1 0
Sauk Centre
Stearns County
4,657 1 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Minnesota records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.