Faribault: EPA violation history, explained

Faribault's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 23,718 people get their water from it, across 7,664 connections.

Faribault's record against the rest of the country

2 total violations and 0 health-based ones put Faribault at the 8th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 11,927 of 12,903.

Against the MN average

Among the 254 MN systems in this dataset, the average is 0.8 health-based violations - Faribault's 0 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

Faribault's most recent violation on record is dated 1996-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What Faribault's record does not cover

Faribault's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 2 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.