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Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Water Systems
64
Population Served
59,656
Total Violations
867
409 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

57.8%
Systems with Violations
13.5
Avg Violations per System
47.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
49 systems (77%)
SW
1 system (2%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Blue Earth Minnesota water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (16) One or more violations (34)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Mankato 42,803 4 Clean
Eagle Lake 3,268 7 -
Lake Crystal 2,554 25 -
Mapleton 1,756 28 -
Madison Lake 1,017 33 -
Bray Park 1,000 35 -
Saint Clair 846 6 Clean
Good Thunder 583 34 -
Amboy 535 53 Clean
Mount Kato 500 28 -
South Bend Township 325 9 -
Vernon Center 323 24 -
Skyline 289 18 -
Pemberton 247 37 -
MN Elevator Inc./Vertitron Midwest, Inc. 165 0 -
Rapidan Development Company, Inc. 164 66 -
T.B.E.I., Inc. 150 7 -
Hiniker Company 150 15 -
Terrace View Golf Course 150 21 -
School Sisters of Notre Dame 140 31 -
Vetter Stone Company 135 0 -
Redeemer Lutheran Church 125 19 -
Cambria Presbyterian Church 125 0 -
St. John's Lutheran Church 100 21 -
Blue Earth Co Fair/Shady Oaks Campground 100 6 -
The Windmill Bar and Lounge 100 19 -
Minneopa State Park 100 14 -
William Minneopa Learning Center 100 7 -
Connect Point United Pentecostal Church 100 0 -
Hillcrest Health Care Center 94 9 -
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 90 0 -
Daly Park 85 28 -
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church 75 7 -
A.H. Hermel Company 75 0 -
Land of Memories Campground 75 0 -
Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 75 0 -
Riverbend Homes and More 60 170 -
Downs Food Group 50 0 -
NUSS Truck and Equipment 50 0 -
Minneopa Golf Club 50 7 -
Trinity Lutheran Church Fieldon 50 28 -
Red Jacket County Park 50 7 -
Morgan Creek Winery 50 0 -
Wellcome Manor 50 7 -
Indian Island Winery, LLC 50 0 -
Weagel Park 50 0 -
R & E Enterprises of Mankato, Inc. 50 0 -
Sunset Bay 48 0 -
Tommyguns Paint War, Inc. 45 7 -
Benco Electric Cooperative 40 0 -

Other Counties in Minnesota

Hennepin County
202 systems · 1,273,140 served · 1,534 violations
Ramsey County
43 systems · 579,780 served · 369 violations
Dakota County
135 systems · 391,434 served · 1,282 violations
Anoka County
245 systems · 328,280 served · 2,022 violations
Washington County
195 systems · 259,368 served · 1,652 violations
St. Louis County
364 systems · 178,965 served · 3,967 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Blue Earth County? ▼
Blue Earth County has 867 total drinking water violations across 64 water systems, of which 409 are health-based violations. 57.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Blue Earth County systems? ▼
Water systems in Blue Earth County serve approximately 59,656 people through 64 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Blue Earth County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Blue Earth County, 3 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Blue Earth County? ▼
Water systems in Blue Earth County use GW (49 systems), SW (1 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 47.2% of Blue Earth County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.