Is Deerwood, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Deerwood has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records.
Deerwood, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.7 ppb, above the health goal. 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 Deerwood’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Deerwood
Minnesota · serves 530 people · under 100 in Deerwood
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cuyuna
Minnesota · serves 175 people · under 100 in Deerwood
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Knieff'S Shore Acres
Minnesota · serves 100 people · under 100 in Deerwood
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 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 Deerwood’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Deerwood
The 2 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Deerwood, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
A.W. Research Laboratories, Inc.
Brainerd, MN · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Traut Water Analysis Lab
St. Joseph, MN · about 57 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
ZIP codes in Deerwood
Which ZIP codes are in Deerwood: 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 Deerwood
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Deerwood’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water