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Toluene violations in Minnesota

7 active public water systems in Minnesota had a Toluene violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Toluene is and why it matters.

Health effects: Short-term exposure above the MCL can cause nervous system effects including headache, dizziness, and impaired coordination. Chronic exposure is associated with kidney and liver damage and neurological effects. EPA has not classified toluene as a human carcinogen. Developing fetuses may be particularly sensitive to its neurotoxic effects.

Systems with a Toluene violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
North Woods School, Isd No. 2142
St. Louis County
650 2 1
Grand Portage
County
820 13 3
Xcel Energy/prairie Island-121,122
Goodhue County
300 1 0
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig Vocational School
County
180 5 0
Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School Gym
County
170 7 0
Village of Baycrest
Pope County
60 1 0
Xcel Energy/prairie Island Dist Center
Goodhue County
30 1 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Toluene, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Toluene 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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.