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Is Mountain Lake, MN tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Mountain Lake, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Minnesota’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Mountain Lake has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records.

Mountain Lake, 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 Mountain Lake’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Mountain Lake

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Minnesota certifies.

The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Mountain Lake, 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 34 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals

    (507) 354-8517

  • Southwest Health and Human Services

    Marshall, MN · about 54 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (507) 537-6713

  • UC Laboratory

    Janesville, MN · about 61 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals

    (507) 234-5835

All 24 certified labs for Minnesota

ZIP codes in Mountain Lake

Which ZIP codes are in Mountain Lake: 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 Mountain Lake

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