Is Marshall, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Marshall has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records.
Marshall, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 59.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. 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 Marshall’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Marshall
Minnesota · serves 13,890 people · about 720 in Marshall
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 59.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lincoln - Pipestone Rural Water System
Minnesota · serves 13,644 people · under 100 in Marshall
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 57 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Fairview Township Water Association
Minnesota · serves 89 people · under 100 in Marshall
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.4 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 Marshall’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Marshall
The 2 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Marshall, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Southwest Health and Human Services
Marshall, MN · under a mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories, Inc.
New Ulm, MN · about 65 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
ZIP codes in Marshall
Which ZIP codes are in Marshall: 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 Marshall
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Marshall’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water