Is Carver, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Carver has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records: Carver.
Chaska, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 15.8 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Carver’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Chaska
Minnesota · serves 30,000 people · about 4,000 in Carver
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 15.8 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Carver
Minnesota · serves 6,700 people · about 1,500 in Carver
1 result above the action level and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Copper at 1.5 ppm, above the action level.
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 Chaska’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Carver
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Carver, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Twin City Water Clinic, Inc.
Hopkins, MN · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Tri-City/William Lloyd Analytical Lab
Bloomington, MN · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
Engel Water Testing, Inc.
Minnetrista, MN · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Carver: 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 Carver
Other towns in Carver County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Chaska’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water