Water Quality: Henning, MN

2 water systems • 882 people served

Multiple Health Violations
12
Total Violations
5
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Systems
882
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Henning is served by 2 public water systems with a combined service population of 882 people, and has 12 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 5 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Henning's violation count is 115% above the national average for Minnesota. Contaminants associated with violations include Selenium.

Contaminants Found

Selenium

Hair loss, nail brittleness, and nervous system damage at elevated concentrations.

Common source: Natural geological deposits, mining discharges, oil refinery waste

EPA limit: 0.05 mg/L (50 ppb)

Water Systems Serving Henning

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
Henning MN1560016 Groundwater 851 3
Battle Lake Mobile Home Park MN1560004 Groundwater 31 9

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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