County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Chippewa County, Minnesota
20 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 9,402 people in Chippewa County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 20
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 237
- Total violations Lower third of counties
- 60.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Lower third of counties
- 0.0%
- UCMR5 PFAS rate (1 tested) Lower third of counties with tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet MN023 · Chippewa County 20 sys · 237 viol · #2404/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 60.0% flagged
- HEALTH-HIGH 63.7% health
- RANK-LOWER #2404/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.3 pp
- PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 100%
- SYS-SMALL 20 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Freeborn County (+ 0.3 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Chippewa County ranks #2,404 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #63 of 87 counties in Minnesota. See methodology · corpus placement.
Chippewa County standing, lower-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 60.0% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 63.7% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #2,404 of 3,254 · #63 of 87 in Minnesota.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Chippewa County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Chippewa County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montevideo | 5,337 | 14 | Clean |
| Clara City | 1,360 | 29 | - |
| Milan | 418 | 34 | - |
| Big Bend Lutheran Church | 391 | 0 | - |
| Maynard | 388 | 0 | - |
| Bunde Christian Reformed Church | 375 | 20 | - |
| St. John's Lutheran Church & Parish | 200 | 0 | - |
| Watson | 175 | 54 | - |
| Saron Lutheran Church | 175 | 7 | - |
| Lac Qui Parle Wildlife Management Area | 164 | 15 | - |
| Trinity Lutheran Havelock Church | 75 | 20 | - |
| Riverview LLP-Louriston Dairy | 52 | 0 | - |
| Montevideo Duffy's Inc. | 50 | 7 | - |
| Faith Evangelical Church | 50 | 0 | - |
| Randall's Milan Beach Resort | 40 | 12 | - |
| Kibble Equipment | 40 | 0 | - |
| Granite Falls Energy, LLC | 32 | 0 | - |
| Buffalo Lake Lutheran Church | 30 | 19 | - |
| Buffalo Lake Park-Chippewa Co. Park #1 | 25 | 6 | - |
| Chippewa County Park #2, Wegdahl | 25 | 0 | - |
Compare beyond Minnesota
Lower-flagged peers for Chippewa County
Cross-state counties nearest Chippewa County on flagged-system share (60.0%) and cumulative violation count (237). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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