Is Fridley Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2020-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1995-03-01 → 1995-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1995-03-01 → 1995-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1995-03-01 → 1995-03-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0095 µg/L	3/6	2024

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
Copper	889.5 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1230 µg/L	90/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	6.85 µg/L 46% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 45.6 µg/L	71/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	1.33 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	35/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1400 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.9000 µg/L No EPA limit set	20/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.77 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	14/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	380 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	10.96 pCi/L 73% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 12 pCi/L	9/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	0.2755 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 0.2800 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2013–2014

81 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBromoformChlorobenzeneCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Phone: 7635723523
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Fridley

Is Fridley tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Fridley'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 Fridley's water?

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

How many people does Fridley serve?

Fridley reports serving 27,476 people in Minnesota, per its EPA record.

Has Fridley had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 6 violations on file for Fridley, 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.