Public water system · MN1860007
ActiveDelano Municipal Utilities
At a glance
Delano Municipal Utilities (PWSID MN1860007) is an active community water system in Wright County, Minnesota. It reports serving 6,564 people through 2,186 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
6,564
Service connections
2,186
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Delano Municipal Utilities compare with other water systems in Wright County?
By EPA's size categories, Delano Municipal Utilities is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Wright County has 126 active public water systems, and Delano Municipal Utilities is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 6.4 times the county average of 1,027 people per system, and accounts for 5.1% of the 129,374 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 Delano Municipal Utilities is roughly in line with 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 Delano Municipal Utilities?
EPA lists Delano Municipal Utilities as owned by a local government. 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. 26 of the 126 active systems in Wright County (21%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Delano Municipal Utilities have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. The violations listed here began between October 1991 and April 2020. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Delano Municipal Utilities: frequently asked questions
Who runs Delano Municipal Utilities?
Delano Municipal Utilities (PWSID MN1860007) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Delano Municipal Utilities serve?
Delano Municipal Utilities reports serving 6,564 people through 2,186 service connections in Wright County, Minnesota.
Where does Delano Municipal Utilities 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 Delano Municipal Utilities have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. 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 Delano Municipal Utilities' 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. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Delano Municipal Utilities' water quality report?
As a community water system, Delano Municipal Utilities 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 Wright County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Powers Water Board | Wright | 30,922 | Community | Groundwater |
| Otsego | Wright | 19,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Buffalo | Wright | 16,711 | Community | Groundwater |
| Monticello | Wright | 15,087 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rockford | Wright | 4,863 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montrose | Wright | 3,899 | 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, “Delano Municipal Utilities, PWSID MN1860007, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/delano-municipal-utilities-mn1860007 (data as of October 1, 2026).