What's in Buffalo's water?

Buffalo's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 16,711 people through 5,568 service connections.

Buffalo's record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Buffalo ranks 11,943th by violation burden (7th percentile) - 2 violations total, 0 health-baseds.

How Buffalo compares within MN

Among the 254 MN systems in this dataset, the average is 0.8 health-based violations - Buffalo's 0 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for Buffalo is from 1991-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What this data is and is not

This is what Buffalo reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. This record - 0 health-based violations on file for Buffalo - 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.