Is Victoria, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 7 utilities serving Victoria has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records: Minnetrista.
Victoria, 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 Victoria’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Victoria
Minnesota · serves 10,546 people · about 9,400 in Victoria
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Shorewood
Minnesota · serves 3,890 people · about 710 in Victoria
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Chanhassen
Minnesota · serves 24,951 people · about 440 in Victoria
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Chaska
Minnesota · serves 30,000 people · about 410 in Victoria
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 15.8 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Excelsior
Minnesota · serves 2,483 people · about 290 in Victoria
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Tonka Bay
Minnesota · serves 1,442 people · about 160 in Victoria
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Minnetrista
Minnesota · serves 5,888 people · about 110 in Victoria
1 result above the action level. The worst: Copper at 1.7 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Victoria
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Victoria, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Engel Water Testing, Inc.
Minnetrista, MN · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
Twin City Water Clinic, Inc.
Hopkins, MN · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Tri-City/William Lloyd Analytical Lab
Bloomington, MN · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
Which ZIP codes are in Victoria: 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 Victoria
Other towns in Carver County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Victoria’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