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Wright County, Minnesota

Water Systems
129
Population Served
130,391
Total Violations
1,276
807 health-based
PFAS Detected
5
of 7 tested

Violation Analysis

50.4%
Systems with Violations
9.9
Avg Violations per System
63.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (39%)

PFAS Contamination

7
Systems Tested
5
PFAS Detected
71.4%
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

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

No violations on record (17) One or more violations (33)

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
Joint Powers Water Board 30,922 8 Clean
Otsego 19,000 18 Clean
Buffalo 16,711 6 Clean
Monticello 15,087 9 Detected
Delano Municipal Utilities 6,564 21 Clean
Rockford 4,863 20 Clean
Montrose 3,899 7 -
Annandale 3,430 11 Clean
Cokato 2,792 23 -
Maple Lake 2,215 19 -
Howard Lake 2,180 43 -
Clearwater 2,129 61 -
Waverly 2,100 6 -
Dassel-Cokato High School/Middle School 1,600 53 -
Enfield Wayside Rest Area MNDOT 1,399 12 -
The Meadows 1,000 56 -
Fall Harvest Orchard 900 0 -
Olson's Truck Stop 700 0 -
Rockford Laestadian Lutheran Church 650 0 -
Old Apostolic Lutheran Church 600 8 -
LDS Church - Buffalo 500 7 -
Bertram Chain of Lakes Athletic Fields 500 5 -
Xcel Energy 440 72 -
Laestadian Lutheran Church of Monticello 400 0 -
H and H Sport Shop 400 0 -
Heartland Evangelical Free Church 400 0 -
St. Mary's of Czestohaowa 400 7 -
LDS Church - Otsego 400 0 -
12 Hi Mobile Home Park 300 21 -
Cokato Lake RV Resort 300 0 -
Buffalo Evangelical Free Church 300 0 -
Stockholm Karting Center 300 0 -
Deer Lake Orchard 300 0 -
River Terrace Mobile Home Park 250 33 -
Camp Courage 250 37 -
Holy Cross Lutheran Church 225 19 -
Cokato Laestadian Lutheran Church 225 0 -
Mississippi Riverwood Associates Inc. 200 0 -
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 190 7 -
South Haven 183 25 -
Chi Rho Center 160 14 -
Trails End Pub 160 7 -
Stockholm Community Hall 150 7 -
Malco Tools, Inc. 150 7 -
Mill Creek Inn 150 7 -
Fox Hollow Golf Club 150 0 -
Quarry Community Church 150 0 -
Camp Friendship 120 0 -
Faith Lutheran Church 120 0 -
New Beginnings at Waverly 110 14 -

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 Wright County? ▼
Wright County has 1,276 total drinking water violations across 129 water systems, of which 807 are health-based violations. 50.4% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Wright County systems? ▼
Water systems in Wright County serve approximately 130,391 people through 129 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Wright County water? ▼
Of 7 water systems tested for PFAS in Wright County, 5 had PFAS detected (71.4% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Wright County? ▼
Water systems in Wright 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. 63.2% of Wright 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.