Is Deephaven, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 9 utilities serving Deephaven have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records: Orono and Minnetrista.
Minnetonka, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
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 Deephaven’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Minnetonka
Minnesota · serves 54,474 people · about 450 in Deephaven
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Wayzata
Minnesota · serves 4,592 people · about 380 in Deephaven
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Shorewood
Minnesota · serves 3,890 people · about 380 in Deephaven
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Chanhassen
Minnesota · serves 24,951 people · about 240 in Deephaven
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Excelsior
Minnesota · serves 2,483 people · about 160 in Deephaven
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Orono
Minnesota · serves 2,505 people · about 150 in Deephaven
1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 1.4 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Tonka Bay
Minnesota · serves 1,442 people · under 100 in Deephaven
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Minnetrista
Minnesota · serves 5,888 people · under 100 in Deephaven
1 result above the action level. The worst: Copper at 1.7 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Minnetonka Beach
Minnesota · serves 547 people · under 100 in Deephaven
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Deephaven
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Deephaven, 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 8 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Engel Water Testing, Inc.
Minnetrista, MN · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
New Hope, MN · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Which ZIP codes are in Deephaven: 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 Deephaven
Other towns in Hennepin County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Minnetonka’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water