Is Mahtomedi, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
Mahtomedi serves Mahtomedi. In EPA’s and Minnesota’s records it has nothing above a health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
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.
Water testing near Mahtomedi
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Mahtomedi, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Instrumental Research, Inc.
Fridley, MN · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
New Hope, MN · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
ZIP codes in Mahtomedi
Which ZIP codes are in Mahtomedi: 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 Mahtomedi
Other towns in Washington County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Mahtomedi’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