Is Golden Valley, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 6 utilities serving Golden Valley has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records.
Golden Valley, 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 Golden Valley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Golden Valley
Minnesota · serves 23,000 people · about 10,000 in Golden Valley
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Robbinsdale
Minnesota · serves 14,646 people · about 7,500 in Golden Valley
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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Saint Louis Park
Minnesota · serves 50,010 people · about 7,400 in Golden Valley
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 76.2 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Crystal
Minnesota · serves 22,937 people · about 6,100 in Golden Valley
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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New Hope
Minnesota · serves 20,963 people · about 4,300 in Golden Valley
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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Minneapolis
Minnesota · serves 425,300 people · about 830 in Golden Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, an average of 94 mg/L (5.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Golden Valley
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Golden Valley, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
New Hope, MN · about 2 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Twin City Water Clinic, Inc.
Hopkins, MN · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Which ZIP codes are in Golden Valley: 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 Golden Valley
Other towns in Hennepin County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Golden Valley’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