How many water violations are in Morrison County?

Morrison County has 856 total drinking water violations across 97 water systems, of which 648 are health-based violations. 54.6% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Morrison County systems?

Water systems in Morrison County serve approximately 25,033 people through 97 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Morrison County water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 1 of 1 tested systems in Morrison County had at least one PFAS detection (100.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 97 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Morrison County?

Water systems in Morrison County use GW (97 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. 75.7% of Morrison County's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Morrison County in the higher health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Counties → Minnesota

County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5

Morrison County, Minnesota

97 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 25,033 people in Morrison County. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.

Compiled by PlainWater · May 15, 2026

97
SDWIS water systems Larger third of counties: 856
Total violations Middle third of counties: 54.6%
SDWIS systems w/ a violation Lower third of counties: 100.0%
UCMR5 PFAS rate (1 tested) Upper third of counties with tests

SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet MN097 · Morrison County 97 sys · 856 viol · #1556/3254

VIOL-HIGH · HEALTH-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-HIGH 54.6% flagged
HEALTH-HIGH 75.7% health
RANK-MID #1556/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.2 pp
PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
SRC-GW GW lead 100%
SYS-MID 97 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Carver County ( -0.2 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Morrison County ranks #1,556 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #34 of 87 counties in Minnesota. See methodology · corpus placement.

Morrison County standing, lower-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 54.6% is at or below the corpus lower third (≤ 92.7% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 75.7% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,556 of 3,254 · #34 of 87 in Minnesota.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Little Falls	9,069	8	Detected
Rich Prairie Sewer and Water District	1,500	31	-
Royalton	1,266	15	-
Camp Ripley	900	10	-
Motley	680	6	-
Randall	650	5	-
Holy Cross Catholic Church - Harding	600	7	-
College of Wilderness Knowledge	600	7	-
Camp Ripley Facilities	550	41	-
St. John Nepomuk Parish	500	0	-
Upsala	482	20	-
Camp Shamineau	400	84	-
Falls Ballroom	400	7	-
Sobieski Community Center and Park	350	0	-
Swanville	329	42	-
Buckman	309	27	-
Bowlus	280	40	-
St. Rita's Catholic Church	250	6	-
Belle Prairie Junction	250	0	-
Camp Lebanon	200	27	-
St. Joseph Church-St. Joseph Hall	200	35	-
Fish Trap Lake Campground	200	0	-
Ridge Rib and Steakhouse	200	0	-
The Barn at Stoney Hills	200	0	-
St. Edward's Catholic Church	175	0	-
Friendly Inn	175	0	-
Sacred Heart Catholic Church	160	0	-
Lincoln Evangelical Free Church	150	7	-
Lincoln Gas and Bait	150	7	-
Ripley One Stop	150	0	-
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church	100	23	-
Anchor North on Lake Alex	100	0	-
Holy Cross Catholic Church	100	11	-
Bear Cabins	100	8	-
Cedar Lake Memorial Park Campround	100	7	-
Bennington's Entertainment Center	100	7	-
Twelve Mile Tavern	100	0	-
The Canteen Bar & Grill	100	7	-
Lakeside Property Group LLC	100	0	-
Brother's Porky Pine Bar and Grill	100	16	-
Central Minnesota TEC	100	0	-
2 Tall Tavern	100	0	-
Ramey Store	100	15	-
Lake View Community Church	90	0	-
Landing at Lake Alexander	85	28	-
Wojciak & Talberg Legion	82	14	-
Charles Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum	80	0	-
Fellowship Bible Church of Pierz	80	0	-
Dollar General Store 20515 - Royalton	80	0	-
Grub and Pub Store	75	7	-

Compare beyond Minnesota

Lower-flagged peers for Morrison County

Cross-state counties nearest Morrison County on flagged-system share (54.6%) and cumulative violation count (856). 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.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - 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

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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