Is New Ulm's water safe to drink?

New Ulm's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 14,052 people through 5,457 service connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

New Ulm has 5 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,121th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 14th percentile nationally.

How New Ulm compares within MN

MN's 254 covered systems average 0.8 health-based violations each; New Ulm carries 0, not more than typical for the state. 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 New Ulm is from 2021-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What this data is and is not

New Ulm's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and New Ulm's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,121th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.