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Steele County, Minnesota

Water Systems
36
Population Served
36,022
Total Violations
441
342 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

55.6%
Systems with Violations
12.3
Avg Violations per System
77.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
36 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
1
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

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

No violations on record (16) One or more violations (20)

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
Owatonna 26,430 7 Clean
Blooming Prairie 1,987 16 -
Straight River Rest Area South MNDOT 1,893 35 -
Straight River Rest Area North MNDOT 1,206 54 -
Medford 1,200 45 -
Ellendale 636 0 -
Lazy U Community 426 34 -
Rice Lake State Park 250 49 -
Monterey Ballroom 200 0 -
Hope Oak Knoll Campground 180 13 -
River View Campground 140 6 -
Holy Trinity Litomysl 140 0 -
Mineral Springs Park 100 0 -
Beaver Lake Park 100 0 -
Owatonna Gun Club 100 14 -
Steele County Landfill 100 0 -
Beauterre Recovery Institute 80 0 -
Kohlmier's Beach - Beach House 75 3 -
Pontoppidan Lutheran Church 60 7 -
St. Paul's Lutheran Church 60 14 -
Lakeside Foods, Inc. - Grass Camp 60 25 -
Thompson Oaks 51 53 -
Hope Water Cooperative 50 4 -
St. John's Lutheran Church 50 0 -
Aurora Lutheran Church 50 0 -
Blooming Prairie Country Club 50 0 -
Country Goods 50 0 -
20 Rifle & Pistol Club 50 7 -
Crystal Springs RV Resort 50 0 -
First Lutheran Church of Hope 40 23 -
Sette Sports Center, Inc. 30 0 -
Bixby Feed Mill 28 0 -
Zion Lutheran Church 25 0 -
Moland Lutheran Church 25 18 -
Superior Foods and Catering 25 14 -
Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie 25 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 Steele County? ▼
Steele County has 441 total drinking water violations across 36 water systems, of which 342 are health-based violations. 55.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Steele County systems? ▼
Water systems in Steele County serve approximately 36,022 people through 36 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Steele County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Steele County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Steele County? ▼
Water systems in Steele County use GW (36 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. 77.6% of Steele 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.