Rice: EPA violation history, explained

Rice's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 2,187 people get their water from it, across 721 connections.

Rice's record against the rest of the country

2 total violations and 0 health-based ones put Rice at the 5th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 12,204 of 12,903.

How Rice compares within MN

Among the 254 MN systems in this dataset, the average is 0.8 health-based violations - Rice's 0 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for Rice is from 1994-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What this data is and is not

Rice'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. Between the utility's meter and Rice's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 12,204th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.