Is Bloomington's water safe to drink?

Bloomington has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 91,300, over 25,172 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

5 total violations and 1 health-based ones put Bloomington at the 33th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,648 of 12,903.

Against the MN average

MN's 254 covered systems average 0.8 health-based violations each; Bloomington carries 1, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

Bloomington's most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2010-04-02. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

The concern categories on record

Bloomington'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:

• Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: DICHLOROMETHANE

The most severe category on record is synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / vocs, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What Bloomington's record does not cover

Bloomington'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 5 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.