Is Howard Lake Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Wright

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1987-10-01 → 1991-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1987-10-01 → 1991-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1987-10-01 → 1991-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1987-10-01 → 1991-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1987-10-01 → 1991-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1987-10-01 → 1991-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-09-01 → 2013-09-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Fluoride	1100 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1400 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1493 µg/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1720 µg/L	30/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	3.62 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	17/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	1000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.8700 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	4/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	7.281 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 7.63 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0150 mg/L 100% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	3/3	LCR	2024
Barium	99 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2013
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019

37 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Phone: 3205433670
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Howard Lake

Is Howard Lake tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Howard Lake's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Howard Lake's water?

EPA monitoring detected Fluoride, Copper, Lead, Nitrate-Nitrite, Chloroform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Howard Lake serve?

Howard Lake reports serving 2,180 people in Minnesota, per its EPA record.

Has Howard Lake had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 30 violations on file for Howard Lake, of which 6 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.