Is Warsaw, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Warsaw have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records: Faribault and Rolling Green First Addition.
Faribault, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the action level and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lead at 19 ppb, above the action level.
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 Warsaw’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Faribault
Minnesota · serves 23,718 people · under 100 in Warsaw
1 result above the action level and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lead at 19 ppb, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Rolling Green First Addition
Minnesota · serves 110 people · under 100 in Warsaw
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal.
22 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 Faribault’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
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: Lead
Water testing near Warsaw
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Warsaw, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
UC Laboratory
Janesville, MN · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
RMB Environmental Laboratories, Inc. - Burnsville
Burnsville, MN · about 35 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Tri-City/William Lloyd Analytical Lab
Bloomington, MN · about 38 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
Which ZIP codes are in Warsaw: 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 Warsaw
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Faribault’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water