MPCA - Individual Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS) in the Red River Basin

Red River of the North Basin
Individual Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS) in the Basin

The table below displays information on the status of septic systems in counties of the Red River Basin.

County Total Housing Units* Percent without Public Sewer* Estimated Number of Housing Units on Septic Systems Estimated % of Failing Septic Systems**

Minnesota 1,848,445 26.60% 491,686 70.00%

Becker 15,563 69.80% 10,863

Beltrami 14,670 67.70% 9,932

Big Stone 3,192 39.70% 1,267 75.00%

Clay 18,546 18.00% 3,338 80.00%

Clearwater 4,008 75.20% 3,014 73.00%

Grant 3,178 47.30% 1,503 50.00%

Kittson 2,865 47.70% 1,367

Mahnomen 2,505 69.20% 1,733 60.00%

Marshall 5,049 65.80% 3,322 65.00%

Norman 3,648 47.80% 1,744 90.00%

Ottertail 29,295 67.00% 19,628

Pennington 5,682 33.10% 1,881

Polk 14,275 38.10% 5,439 40.00%

Red Lake 1,899 60.40% 1,147

Roseau 6,236 65.30% 4,072 75.00%

Stevens 4,108 31.40% 1,290 50.00%

Traverse 2,220 46.90% 1,041 25.00%

Wilkin 3,140 38.50% 1,209

Total Counties 140,079 73,790

Average Counties 51.61% 62.09%

Source: *1990 decennial census
**10/92 MPCA Survey of County Staff

More Information

For questions about the Red River Basin information available on this page, contact Molly MacGregor at 218-846-0494.

General information on septic systems is available at the ISTS Program page on this Web site.

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