Is Montevideo's water safe to drink?

Montevideo's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 5,337, over 2,207 connections.

How this compares nationally

5 total violations and 0 health-based ones put Montevideo at the 13th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 11,187 of 12,903.

Against the MN average

MN's 254 covered systems average 0.8 health-based violations each; Montevideo carries 0, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

Montevideo's most recent violation on record is dated 2001-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What Montevideo's record does not cover

This is what Montevideo 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 Montevideo - 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.