Is Forest Lake's water safe to drink?

Forest Lake's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 11,800 people get their water from it, across 4,291 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Forest Lake ranks 11,131th by violation burden (14th percentile) - 5 violations total, 0 health-baseds.

How Forest Lake compares within MN

Forest Lake'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 Forest Lake is from 2020-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What this data is and is not

This is what Forest Lake 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 Forest Lake - 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.