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Carver County, Minnesota

Water Systems
68
Population Served
104,814
Total Violations
570
402 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 7 tested

Violation Analysis

54.4%
Systems with Violations
8.4
Avg Violations per System
70.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (74%)

PFAS Contamination

7
Systems Tested
6
PFAS Detected
85.7%
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

Carver Minnesota water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (21) One or more violations (29)

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
Chaska 30,000 5 Clean
Chanhassen 24,951 8 Clean
Waconia 13,277 14 Clean
Victoria 10,546 10 Clean
Carver 6,700 12 Clean
Watertown 4,550 25 Clean
Norwood-Young America 3,850 28 Clean
Mayer 1,900 7 -
Cologne 1,700 0 -
Hamburg 530 33 -
Crown College 520 44 -
Emanuel Lutheran Church and School 445 0 -
New Germany 422 20 -
Island View Golf Club 300 7 -
Oakwood Community Church 300 0 -
West Union Lutheran Church 240 0 -
Bongards' Creameries 215 22 -
Dahlgren Golf Club, Inc. 200 14 -
St. John's United Church of Christ 200 0 -
Hillcrest Cafe Catering 200 22 -
Dairy Queen Brazier 200 14 -
UFC & Cenex - New Germany 200 7 -
Parley Lake Winery 200 0 -
Camp Fire MN 165 7 -
Carver County Public Works Headquarter 160 16 -
St. Paul's Evangelical Reformed Church 150 0 -
Bluff Creek Golf Course 150 0 -
Chinmaya Mission 150 0 -
River Valley Ranch, Inc. 150 0 -
East Union Lutheran Church & Social Hall 130 7 -
Zoar United Church of Christ 125 29 -
Living Rock Church 125 0 -
St. John's Lutheran Church 120 14 -
Timber Creek Golf Course 120 0 -
Westview Seventh-Day Adventist Church 100 7 -
St. Peter Lutheran Church 100 0 -
B's on the River 100 7 -
Lake Auburn Moravian Church 100 7 -
Golf Zone 100 0 -
Halla Greens, LLC 100 0 -
Zion Lutheran Church & School 90 28 -
Baylor Regional Park 50 7 -
TRPD-Carver Park, Lowry Nature Center 50 0 -
The Mustard Seed at Halla Nursery 50 7 -
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum-HRC Farm 50 0 -
Augusta Ball Park 50 0 -
Sovereign Estate Wine 50 0 -
TRPD-Carver Park, Dog Park 50 0 -
Schram Vineyards Winery & Brewery 50 0 -
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum-Shop 35 32 -

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 Carver County? ▼
Carver County has 570 total drinking water violations across 68 water systems, of which 402 are health-based violations. 54.4% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Carver County systems? ▼
Water systems in Carver County serve approximately 104,814 people through 68 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Carver County water? ▼
Of 7 water systems tested for PFAS in Carver County, 6 had PFAS detected (85.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Carver County? ▼
Water systems in Carver County use GW (50 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. 70.5% of Carver 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.