Is Sauk Rapids, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Sauk Rapids has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records.
Sauk Rapids, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFHxS at 34.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Sauk Rapids’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Sauk Rapids
Minnesota · serves 13,835 people · about 960 in Sauk Rapids
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFHxS at 34.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lake Andrew Development
Minnesota · serves 80 people · under 100 in Sauk Rapids
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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The Cove Utility Association
Minnesota · serves 99 people · under 100 in Sauk Rapids
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Fischers Garden Mobile Home Park
Minnesota · serves 91 people · under 100 in Sauk Rapids
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.0 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 Sauk Rapids’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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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: PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA
Culligan 10-Cup Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology (ZEROP10)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA
Culligan MaxClear Scout Gravity Water Filter (MCS701P)
Dispenser
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFHxS, PFOS, PFOA
Water testing near Sauk Rapids
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Sauk Rapids, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Traut Water Analysis Lab
St. Joseph, MN · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Water Laboratories, Inc.
Elk River, MN · about 33 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
A.W. Research Laboratories, Inc.
Brainerd, MN · about 47 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
ZIP codes in Sauk Rapids
Which ZIP codes are in Sauk Rapids: 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 Sauk Rapids
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Sauk Rapids’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFHxSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water