Is Baxter's water safe to drink?

Baxter's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 9,341 people through 2,843 service connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Baxter has 2 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,997th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 7th percentile nationally.

Against the MN average

Baxter's 0 health-based violations sit within the MN average of 0.8, across 254 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

Baxter's most recent violation on record is dated 2016-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What Baxter's record does not cover

Baxter's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and Baxter's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,997th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.