Is Aitkin's water safe to drink?
Aitkin has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,165 people get their water from it, across 809 connections.
How this compares nationally
10 total violations and 2 health-based ones put Aitkin at the 49th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,557 of 12,903.
Against the MN average
MN's 254 covered systems average 0.8 health-based violations each; Aitkin carries 2, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
Aitkin's most recent violation on record is dated 2011-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2011-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.
The concern categories on record
Aitkin's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Tetrachloroethylene
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What Aitkin's record does not cover
Everything on this page is Aitkin's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for Aitkin - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.