What's in Richfield's water?

Richfield's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 36,899 people get their water from it, across 10,700 connections.

How this compares nationally

1 total violations and 0 health-based ones put Richfield at the 5th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 12,286 of 12,903.

Against the MN average

Among the 254 MN systems in this dataset, the average is 0.8 health-based violations - Richfield's 0 is at or below that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

Richfield's most recent violation on record is dated 1993-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What Richfield's record does not cover

Everything on this page is Richfield's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 1 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.