Is Orono's water safe to drink?

Orono's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 3,062, over 1,047 connections.

Orono's record against the rest of the country

3 total violations and 0 health-based ones put Orono at the 9th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 11,794 of 12,903.

How Orono compares within MN

MN's 254 covered systems average 0.8 health-based violations each; Orono 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 Orono is from 2020-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What this data is and is not

This is what Orono 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 Orono - 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.