Is Chaska, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
Chaska serves Chaska. In EPA’s and Minnesota’s records it has 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: Lithium at 15.8 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Chaska’s water.
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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 Chaska
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Chaska, 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 13 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Engel Water Testing, Inc.
Minnetrista, MN · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
Tri-City/William Lloyd Analytical Lab
Bloomington, MN · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
ZIP codes in Chaska
Which ZIP codes are in Chaska: 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 Chaska
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