Is Hugo, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 7 utilities serving Hugo has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records.
Hugo, 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 Hugo’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Hugo
Minnesota · serves 12,047 people · about 7,500 in Hugo
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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White Bear Lake
Minnesota · serves 25,634 people · about 2,600 in Hugo
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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Lino Lakes
Minnesota · serves 18,608 people · about 2,500 in Hugo
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Centerville
Minnesota · serves 3,962 people · about 2,400 in Hugo
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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White Bear Township
Minnesota · serves 11,699 people · about 1,100 in Hugo
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hugo Estates
Minnesota · serves 300 people · about 180 in Hugo
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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Birchwood
Minnesota · serves 864 people · under 100 in Hugo
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 Hugo
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Hugo, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Instrumental Research, Inc.
Fridley, MN · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
New Hope, MN · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Which ZIP codes are in Hugo: 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 Hugo
Other towns in Washington County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Hugo’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