Is White Bear Lake's water safe to drink?

White Bear Lake's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 25,634 people through 7,998 service connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, White Bear Lake ranks 10,617th by violation burden (18th percentile) - 8 violations total, 0 health-baseds.

Against the MN average

White Bear Lake's 0 health-based violations sit within the MN average of 0.8, across 254 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

White Bear Lake's most recent violation on record is dated 2013-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 05/28/2026.

What White Bear Lake's record does not cover

White Bear Lake'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 White Bear Lake's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 10,617th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.