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

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 4 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Cottage Grove, 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 Cottage Grove, MN tap water come from?

Cottage Grove is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

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Cottage Grove tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Cottage Grove. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Cottage Grove is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 39,762 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 4 violations across the community water system(s) serving Cottage Grove, 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.

2

Community water systems
~39,762

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

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What the EPA has on record, by system

Cottage Grove

39,712 served · groundwater · PWSID MN1820004

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.

Lazy Acres Trailer Park

50 served · groundwater · PWSID MN1180005

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2018 and January 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

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.