Is Ramsey 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	Archived	2001-02-01 → 2001-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1993-10-01 → 1993-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1993-10-01 → 1993-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1993-10-01 → 1993-12-31

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0154 µg/L	12/14	2025

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	857.1 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 940 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	3.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	35/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1300 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1600 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.05 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 18.5 µg/L	34/60	SYR4	2014–2017
Bromodichloromethane	2.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	31/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.79 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	19/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.44 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	13/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	105.96 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 111 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2013–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	9/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2023
Chromium	0.2975 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3000 µg/L	6/16	SYR4	2013–2018
Arsenic	6.366 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 6.85 µg/L	5/11	SYR4	2013–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	5.52 pCi/L 37% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 5.7 pCi/L	3/10	SYR4	2014–2018
2,4-D	0.1200 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/21	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	0.5000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.7000 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/22	SYR4	2012–2018
Ethylbenzene	1.1 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/26	SYR4	2012–2019

83 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-TP4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebEthylene DibromideEndrinGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteOxamylPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Phone: 7634271410
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Ramsey

Is Ramsey tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Ramsey'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 Ramsey's water?

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

How many people does Ramsey serve?

Ramsey reports serving 17,705 people in Minnesota, per its EPA record.

Has Ramsey had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 4 violations on file for Ramsey, 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.