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Public water-system records for Otsego, MN from EPA SDWIS.
Otsego
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 19,000 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
City of Elk River-Mississippi River
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Mercury, Pathogens, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (pcbs)
Affected uses: Ecological, Fishconsumption, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Wright County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.
Maintenance areas
Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
CO · Carbon Monoxide (1971 Standard)
Classification: Moderate <= 12.7ppm
Original designation: Nov 1990
Current design value: 2.5 ppm (2023-2025)
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Anoka County Airport — Blaine, Minnesota
Annual mean: 0.1 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 0.7 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 13.3 Parts per billion
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
No matching Clean Air Act-regulated facility records surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Decimet Sales Inc - Rogers
Reported: 2024
Forterra Concrete Products - Elk River
Reported: 2024
Knife River Albertville Ready Mix
Reported: 2024
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
Toxics Release Inventory data — chemicals disposed on-site at reporting facilities.
Forterra Concrete Products - Elk River
Open data source: View EPA TRI facility recordKnife River Albertville Ready Mix
Open data source: View EPA TRI facility recordSites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
More MSHA records matched the search than this preview shows.
No records shown in this group.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
Wright County, MN
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Wright County is EPA Radon Zone 1 (highest potential). EPA defines Zone 1 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels above 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain). No base flood elevation determined.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensed facilities. The Emergency Planning Zone extends 10 miles for plume exposure and 50 miles for the ingestion pathway.
Reported: Mar 2026
This city report includes a facility within the 10-mile plume exposure Emergency Planning Zone.
1 reactor · Operated by Northern States Power Company - Minnesota
Reviewed: 2000-present
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Wright County, MinnesotaPop. 148,003
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 4,863 | 6,117 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 11.2% | 11.7% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 15.4% | 13.9% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.0% | 32.4% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 5.5 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 7.3% | 7.9% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 80.1 | 79.7 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Otsego.
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EPA drinking water records on this page list 3 violations for Otsego.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Otsego.
The monitoring station at Anoka County Airport, Blaine, Minnesota recorded an annual average of 0.1 Parts per million for carbon monoxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Anoka County Airport, Blaine, Minnesota recorded an annual average of 0.7 Parts per billion for sulfur dioxide in 2025.
The monitoring station at Anoka County Airport, Blaine, Minnesota recorded an annual average of 13.3 Parts per billion for nitrogen dioxide in 2025.
The radon data for Otsego covers Wright County. EPA places this area in Zone 1, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level above 4 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Otsego reports a life expectancy of 80.1 years in Wright County, Minnesota.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Otsego reports 4,863 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Wright County, Minnesota. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Otsego lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 5.5 micrograms per cubic meter in Wright County, Minnesota.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.