Lexington
Community water system in Anoka County, Minnesota, serving 3,028 people from ground water purchased. 1 rule violated in the past three years. Owned by local government. System ID MN1020032.
Quarterly compliance history
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Rules violated in the past three years
Oct to Dec 2023 to Oct to Dec 2026
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Gross alpha particle activity is a screening measurement of all alpha-emitting radionuclides in water, excluding radon and uranium (which are regulated…
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Gross alpha particle activity is a screening measurement of all alpha-emitting radionuclides in water, excluding radon and uranium (which are regulated…
What it means: Gross alpha particle activity is a screening measurement of all alpha-emitting radionuclides in water, excluding radon and uranium (which are regulated separately). If gross alpha exceeds 5 pCi/L, further analysis is required to identify specific radionuclides. Elevated gross alpha typically indicates water drawn from deep aquifers in contact with uranium- or thorium-bearing bedrock.
Health effects: Alpha-emitting radionuclides accumulate in bone and soft tissue, delivering sustained internal radiation doses that increase lifetime cancer risk. There is no established safe threshold for ionizing radiation. Individual contributors such as radium-226 and polonium-210 have their own MCLs; gross alpha serves as a cost-effective screening tool that triggers more specific radionuclide analysis when exceeded.
Limit: 15 pCi/L (excluding radon and uranium)
About this contaminantAbout this data
EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several in the same period. Unresolved means still in violation at EPA's latest data refresh. Measured contaminant levels are not part of this record; each system publishes them in its annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Service area from EPA's Public Water System Service Area Boundaries dataset: State agency. The system's location is the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.
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.