Is Minnetonka, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 5 utilities serving Minnetonka has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records: Orono.
Minnetonka, 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 Minnetonka’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Minnetonka
Minnesota · serves 54,474 people · about 45,200 in Minnetonka
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hopkins
Minnesota · serves 19,462 people · about 10,000 in Minnetonka
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Wayzata
Minnesota · serves 4,592 people · about 860 in Minnetonka
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Edina
Minnesota · serves 53,494 people · about 650 in Minnetonka
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 17.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Orono
Minnesota · serves 2,505 people · about 340 in Minnetonka
1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 1.4 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Minnetonka
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Minnetonka, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Twin City Water Clinic, Inc.
Hopkins, MN · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
New Hope, MN · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Tri-City/William Lloyd Analytical Lab
Bloomington, MN · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
Which ZIP codes are in Minnetonka: 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 Minnetonka
Other towns in Hennepin County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Minnetonka’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