Is Detroit Lakes Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	1993-06-01 → 1993-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1993-06-01 → 1993-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1993-06-01 → 1993-06-30

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
Copper	1181.5 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1280 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	934 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 960 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	1.94 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	29/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	13 µg/L No EPA limit set	16/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	45.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 47 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.53 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	11.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0040 mg/L 27% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Trichloroacetic Acid	14.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	12 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2023
Arsenic	1.53 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014

65 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalBariumBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHfpo-DaMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Phone: 2188467102
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Detroit Lakes

Is Detroit Lakes tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Detroit Lakes'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 Detroit Lakes's water?

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

How many people does Detroit Lakes serve?

Detroit Lakes reports serving 10,038 people in Minnesota, per its EPA record.

Has Detroit Lakes had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Detroit Lakes, 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.