Public water system · MN1500021
ActiveCity Limits
At a glance
City Limits (PWSID MN1500021) is an active community water system in Mower County, Minnesota. It reports serving 40 people through 28 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
28
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does City Limits compare with other water systems in Mower County?
By EPA's size categories, City Limits is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mower County has 54 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 679 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 36,656 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City Limits is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Minnesota has 987 active community water systems, 15% of the state's 6,465 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,261 Minnesota systems (97%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates City Limits?
EPA lists City Limits as privately owned. The MN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 37 of the 54 active systems in Mower County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does City Limits have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2009. The violations listed here began between April 1999 and April 2009. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
City Limits: frequently asked questions
Who runs City Limits?
City Limits (PWSID MN1500021) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does City Limits serve?
City Limits reports serving 40 people through 28 service connections in Mower County, Minnesota.
Where does City Limits get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does City Limits have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2009. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is City Limits' water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2009. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find City Limits' water quality report?
As a community water system, City Limits must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Mower County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Utilities | Mower | 26,174 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grand Meadow | Mower | 1,154 | Community | Groundwater |
| High Forest Rest Area Mndot | Mower | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Leroy | Mower | 959 | Community | Groundwater |
| Beaver Trails Jellystone | Mower | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brownsdale | Mower | 682 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “City Limits, PWSID MN1500021, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/city-limits-mn1500021 (data as of October 1, 2026).