Water & Wastewater

The City of Braham currently contracts with PeopleService for our water and wastewater operations and maintenance. The Administration Department is responsible for the billing and record keeping of residential and business water/sewer service accounts.

The City of Braham relies on groundwater for its drinking water supply. The City owns and operates two primary wells located within the City limits. These wells draw water from a groundwater aquifer located approximately 200 feet underground. Groundwater aquifers are vulnerable to contamination from human land surface activities. The City is working with its citizens and neighboring property owners to protect drinking water supply by developing and carrying out a Wellhead Protection Plan. The WHP was prepared in conjunction with several local, county, and state agencies. The Minnesota Department of Health is the lead agency for the State program and will assist communities with defining wellhead protection areas and developing plans to protect wells.

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Annual Drinking Water Conservation Report

Please click here for the 2021 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report.

Please click here for the 2022 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report.

Please click here for the 2023 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report

Copies of these reports are also available at Braham City Hall during normal business hours. If you would like a copy of this report but are unable to stop at Braham City Hall, please call 320-396-3383 and a copy can either be emailed to you or mailed to you.

Service Line Notifications for Lead, Galvanized and Unknown Materials

The City has completed and submitted our service line materials inventory to the Minnesota Department of Health. The service line inventory is publicly available, and you can check the materials for your service line by visiting the Lead Inventory Tracking Tool (LITT) at https://maps.umn.edu/LSL/ you may also contact us directly to review the results.

To complete the service line inventory of our system we reviewed plans, installation dates, and other records from past construction to determine publicly owned service line materials. We distributed surveys, performed door to door investigation, reviewed meter installation records, and analyzed construction dates of buildings to determine privately owned service line materials. The city will continue to update this inventory as more information is collected.

As of 10/01/2024, our inventory contains 0lead, 11 galvanized requiring replacement, 326 unknown material, and 321 non-lead service lines.

Water/Sewer Service

MN Cold Weather Rule

Water Conservation Tips

Wellhead Protection Plan

The City of Braham is committed to providing the highest quality sewer service to its customers. From time to time, we experience a problem with the City sewer line which, if not detected early, can result in a backup of raw sewage into a residence. The City requests all residents to report any change in their sewer immediately. Toilets flushing slowly or water coming up through a basement drain may be a sign of a sewer problem. A quick, friendly check by a City worker will determine if there is a problem in the City line. The City also wants to remind residents not to flush diapers, towels and rags down the toilet, or dump grease down a drain. Also, it is important to know that the City’s insurance will not pay sewer backup damage claims if the City’s insurance adjuster determines that the City was not negligent. In most cases, this has been the outcome of claims, so it is important for residents to make sure they have sewer backup coverage included in their homeowner’s policy. Especially for those with finished basements.