Is Elk River's water safe to drink?

Elk River's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 19,532 people get their water from it, across 5,856 connections.

Elk River's record against the rest of the country

Elk River has 4 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,330th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 12th percentile nationally.

How Elk River compares within MN

Elk River's 0 health-based violations sit within the MN average of 0.8, across 254 systems statewide. 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 Elk River is from 1992-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What this data is and is not

Everything on this page is Elk River's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and Elk River's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,330th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.