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Xylenes, Total violations in Minnesota

7 active public water systems in Minnesota had a Xylenes, Total violation in the past three years, 1 of them still unresolved. What Xylenes, Total 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 liver and kidney damage. EPA has not classified total xylenes as human carcinogens. The general population is at risk; children may be more sensitive to neurological effects.

Systems with a Xylenes, Total violation

Unresolved 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 Xylenes, Total, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Xylenes, Total 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.