Is Wells's water safe to drink?

Wells's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 2,343 people through 1,107 service connections.

Wells's record against the rest of the country

Wells has 1 violation on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 12,549th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 3th percentile nationally.

How Wells compares within MN

MN's 254 covered systems average 0.8 health-based violations each; Wells carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for Wells is from 2005-01-02. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What this data is and is not

Wells'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 Wells's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 12,549th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.