Is Cyrus Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Pope

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2012-07-01 → 2012-09-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Fluoride	11550 µg/L 289% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 42000 µg/L	16/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.5 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	746.05 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 850 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	15.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19 µg/L	10/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	7/11	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	11.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	6.51 pCi/L 43% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 6.7 pCi/L	3/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Lead	6.11 µg/L 41% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	2/2	LCR	2023
Trichloroacetic Acid	13.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Arsenic	1.67 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Barium	57.2 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Dalapon	0.7700 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate	0.6000 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Tetrachloroethylene	0.6400 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	0.4000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Phone: 3207952508
Email: cyruscityclerk@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Cyrus

Is Cyrus tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Cyrus's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Cyrus's water?

EPA monitoring detected Fluoride, Bromodichloromethane, Copper, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Cyrus serve?

Cyrus reports serving 318 people in Minnesota, per its EPA record.

Has Cyrus had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 23 violations on file for Cyrus, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.