Public water system record
Minneapolis
Serves Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN · 425,300 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Minneapolis in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Minneapolis draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 2002, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 38,341 lead and 962 unknown out of 100,414 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Minneapolis go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2004, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Minneapolis draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 6 other community water systems buy water from Minneapolis. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Minneapolis.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Bloomington Bloomington, MN
- Columbia Heights Columbia Heights, MN
- Crystal Crystal, MN
- Golden Valley Golden Valley, MN
- Hilltop Hilltop, MN
- New Hope New Hope, MN
Annual water quality report
Minneapolis must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Minnesota.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells