Is Brooklyn Park, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 5 utilities serving Brooklyn Park 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 Park, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 10.5 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 Park’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Brooklyn Park
Minnesota · serves 89,995 people · about 72,600 in Brooklyn Park
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 10.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
New Hope
Minnesota · serves 20,963 people · about 6,400 in Brooklyn Park
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Crystal
Minnesota · serves 22,937 people · about 2,900 in Brooklyn Park
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Riverview Apartment Partnership
Minnesota · serves 700 people · about 440 in Brooklyn Park
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 11 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
West Broadway Apartments
Minnesota · serves 80 people · under 100 in Brooklyn Park
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Brooklyn Park’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Brooklyn Park
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Brooklyn Park, 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 5 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
New Hope, MN · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Which ZIP codes are in Brooklyn Park: 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.
Near Brooklyn Park
Other towns in Hennepin County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Brooklyn Park’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water