Minneapolis water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · Minnesota · Affiliate disclosure

We read 16 results from Minneapolis’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 1 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 425,300 people · Water system ID MN1270024 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)

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Results from the 2025 report

Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.

ContaminantResultHealth goalLegal limitWhat it means
Lead90th percentile of 67 homes tested, 1 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 32 ppb0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Above the health goal10x the health goal
Chloraminehighest running annual average · range 2.7 to 3.5 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 33.27 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
Copper90th percentile of 67 homes tested, 1 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 30.07 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 2.2 to 40.9 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 323.6 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 8.5 to 66.1 · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 336.8 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Fluorideaverage · range 0.65 to 0.69 · Drinking water · 2025 report, page 40.67 ppm1 ppm4 ppmBelow the health goal
Nitrate (as N)highest measured · range 0.65 to 0.67 · Drinking water · 2025 report, page 30.67 ppm10 ppm10 ppmBelow the health goal
Sulfateas reported · Drinking water · 2025 report, page 527.3 ppm—250 ppm guidelineWithin the guideline
Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · Treatment plant · 2025 report, page 30.1 NTUNone set1 NTUBelow the legal limit
Anatoxin-a (algal toxin)as reported · range ND to 0.2 · Drinking water · 2025 report, page 50.2 ppbNone setNoneNo health limit
Cylindrospermopsin (algal toxin)as reported · range ND to 0.18 · Drinking water · 2025 report, page 50.01 ppbNone setNoneNo health limit
PFBA (a PFAS)as reported · range 7.43 to 12 · Drinking water · 2025 report, page 510.1 pptNone setNoneNo health limit
PFBS (a PFAS)as reported · range 1.03 to 1.22 · sampled 2024 · Drinking water · 2025 report, page 51.16 pptNone setNoneNo health limit
PFHxA (a PFAS)as reported · range 1.06 to 1.48 · sampled 2024 · Drinking water · 2025 report, page 51.28 pptNone setNoneNo health limit
PFPeA (a PFAS)as reported · range 1.73 to 1.99 · sampled 2024 · Drinking water · 2025 report, page 51.9 pptNone setNoneNo health limit
Sodiumas reported · Drinking water · 2025 report, page 518.7 ppmNone setNoneNo health limit

Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.

What you can do

Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.

Lead

Found: Lead

What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.

See filters that remove itWhat water filter removes lead?

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