Water Quality in Albert Lea, MN (56007)
EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 56007.
Past Health-Based Violations
1 health-based violation was found in the past 5 years, meaning contaminant levels exceeded federal safety limits. All have since been resolved. There are also 2 monitoring/reporting violations.
More violations than 43% of US ZIP codes.
Based on EPA compliance data. Not a substitute for an official water quality report from your utility.
21,377
Population
76
Water Systems
3
Violations (5yr)
1
Health-Based
Location
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Water Systems Serving This Area (76)
Albert Lea
Groundwater 18,492 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 2 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓ Copper tested: 1810 ppb (limit: 1300 ppb)
Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea
Purchased groundwater 600 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 1 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓ Copper tested: 1420 ppb (limit: 1300 ppb)
Farmland Foods Inc
Groundwater 300 people served
0 violations
St. John'S Lutheran Community
All resolved Purchased groundwater 202 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓ Copper tested: 2080 ppb (limit: 1300 ppb)
Arrowhead Park
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Sugar Daddy'S
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Hickory Hills Campground
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Myre Big Island State Park
Groundwater 180 people served
0 violations
Crossroads Motors
Groundwater 145 people served
0 violations
Concordia Lutheran Church
1 health-based Groundwater 125 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Elmwood Terrace
Groundwater 112 people served
0 violations
Oakland Baptist Church
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Bancroft Park
All resolved Groundwater 100 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Prairie River Camp
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
East Freeborn Lutheran Church
Groundwater 90 people served
0 violations
Pickeral Lake Park
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Wells Dairy Queen
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Church
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Freeborn-Mower Electric Co-Op
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Central Freeborn Lutheran Church
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Manchester
Groundwater 53 people served
0 violations
Erlandson'S Inc.
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Fisherman'S Stop, Inc
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Oakland Lutheran Church
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
White Woods Nature Park
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Imperial, Inc
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Albert Lea Vineyard Church
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Poet Biorefining - Glenville East
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Pickerel Lake Town Hall
Groundwater 33 people served
0 violations
Lunder Lutheran Church
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Albert Lea Tractor Parts
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
180 Degrees Hayward Group Home
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Three Oaks Winery
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Gary'S Farm And Lawn Equipment
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Crossroads Trailer
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Freemond Madson Post 447
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Quality Motors Building
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Starlite Group Home
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Stables Supper Club
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Freeborn County Fairgrounds
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
County Aircraft Inc
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Albert Lea Sertoma Club
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Helmer Meyre State Park
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Edgewater W City Park
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Rainbow Group Home
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Ad-Art, Inc.
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Old Morly Dairy Garage
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Rihm Kenworth
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Interstate Power Co
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Countryside Hills
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Miami Margerine
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Frontier Motel
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Rainbow Terrace Mobile Home Pa
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Freeborn Foods
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Land O Lakes Warehouse
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Casa Zamora
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Hickory Hill Steakhouse
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Helmer Myre State Park
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Shady Oaks Cemetery Assoc
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Club 16
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Mathews And Danielsen Ent
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Freeborn County Highway Department Shop
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Weyerhaeuser Co
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
D And T Auto Service
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
J.C'S Korner Mart
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Good Samaritan Rest Home
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Peterson Excavating
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Freeborn County Cooperative Oil
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Methodist Church
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Big Island Rend-Food Stand
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Green Lea Golf Course
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
St Nicholas Usa
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Pure Pleasure
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Nexus Cooperative
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Stables Supper Club
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Contaminants Found
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-Based
Missed testing deadlines — not a detection of bacteria.
2 violations
All resolved
ChloriteMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Lead & Copper Levels
Lead (Pb)
Within limit2 ppb measured
Action level: 15 ppb
Sampled: Jan 2025
Copper (Cu)
Exceeds limit1420 ppb measured
Action level: 1300 ppb
Sampled: Jul 2024
How Does This Compare?
Albert Lea (56007) has more violations than 43% of US ZIP codes. The national average is 18.87 violations per ZIP over 5 years. This ZIP has 3.
Fewer violations 43th percentile More violations
Recommended Water Filters
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UV Water Purifier
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Targets:E. coli, Coliform, Giardia, Cryptosporidium
Look for:NSF/ANSI 55 (Class A) certified
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