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Is Brooklyn Center, MN tap water safe?

4 utilities serve Brooklyn Center, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Minnesota’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

None of the 4 utilities serving Brooklyn Center has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records.

Brooklyn Center, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 6.0 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Brooklyn Center’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Brooklyn Center’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Brooklyn Center

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Minnesota certifies.

The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Brooklyn Center, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Instrumental Research, Inc.

    Fridley, MN · about 4 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (763) 571-3698

  • EMSL Analytical, Inc.

    New Hope, MN · about 5 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals

    (763) 449-4922

  • Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis

    Minneapolis, MN · about 8 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals

    (612) 607-1700

All 24 certified labs for Minnesota

ZIP codes in Brooklyn Center

Which ZIP codes are in Brooklyn Center: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Minnesota Department of Health, accredited labs in Minnesota accepting drinking water samples from private well users; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

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