Is Pine City's water safe to drink?

Pine City's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 3,458 people through 1,355 service connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Pine City ranks 10,834th by violation burden (16th percentile) - 7 violations total, 0 health-baseds.

Against the MN average

Pine City's 0 health-based violations sit within the MN average of 0.8, across 254 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

Pine City's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What Pine City's record does not cover

This is what Pine City 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 Pine City's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 10,834th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.