Is Monticello's water safe to drink?

Monticello's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 15,087 people get their water from it, across 4,837 connections.

How this compares nationally

Monticello has 2 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,952th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 7th percentile nationally.

Against the MN average

Monticello'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

Monticello's most recent violation on record is dated 1999-01-05. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What Monticello's record does not cover

This is what Monticello 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. Between the utility's meter and Monticello's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,952th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.