Is Morton, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Morton has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records.
Morton, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 14 ppb, above the health goal. 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 Morton’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Morton
Minnesota · serves 400 people · under 100 in Morton
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 14 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Lower Sioux
Minnesota · serves 4,000 people · under 100 in Morton
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 77.5 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
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 Morton’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Morton
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Morton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Minnesota Valley Testing Laboratories, Inc.
New Ulm, MN · about 32 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Southwest Health and Human Services
Marshall, MN · about 39 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Engel Water Testing, Inc.
Minnetrista, MN · about 70 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Morton
Which ZIP codes are in Morton: 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 Morton
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Morton’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water