Is Minnesota Lake Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

Compliance record

No violations on file. The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations recorded for this supplier.

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
Fluoride	1240 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1400 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	742.9 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 976 µg/L	19/20	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	5.68 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 8 µg/L	17/20	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	850 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	2.13 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L	8/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.6000 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	8.425 pCi/L 56% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 8.5 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	3.11 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Barium	57.8 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Lead	0.0070 mg/L 47% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	1/1	LCR	2023
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019

36 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidEthylene DibromideEthylbenzeneMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Phone: 5073042518
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Minnesota Lake

Is Minnesota Lake tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Minnesota Lake'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 Minnesota Lake's water?

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

How many people does Minnesota Lake serve?

Minnesota Lake reports serving 683 people in Minnesota, per its EPA record.

Has Minnesota Lake had any water quality violations?

The EPA has no formal drinking-water violations on file for Minnesota Lake.

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.