Is Medford, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Medford has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records: Lazy U Community.
Medford, 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 Medford’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Medford
Minnesota · serves 1,200 people · under 100 in Medford
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Lazy U Community
Minnesota · serves 426 people · under 100 in Medford
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
Water testing near Medford
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Medford, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
UC Laboratory
Janesville, MN · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
Red Wing City Laboratory
Red Wing, MN · about 41 miles
Certified for bacteria
RMB Environmental Laboratories, Inc. - Burnsville
Burnsville, MN · about 42 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
ZIP codes in Medford
Which ZIP codes are in Medford: 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 Medford
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Medford’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