Does Faribault, MN tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 9 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Faribault, of which 0 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Faribault, MN tap water come from?

Faribault is served by 3 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

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Faribault tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Faribault. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Faribault is served by 3 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 25,911 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 9 violations across the community water system(s) serving Faribault, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.

3

Community water systems
~25,911

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Faribault

23,718 served · groundwater · PWSID MN1660002

As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.

Mn Correctional Facility - Faribault

2,103 served · groundwater · PWSID MN1660005

Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Millstone Creek Mobile Home Park

90 served · groundwater · PWSID MN1660004

Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Monitoring Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2022. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.