- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
- PFBA (a PFAS): found in 6 of 6 samples, average 108 ppt, highest 140 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2023)
- PFOA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 6 samples, average 3.5 ppt, highest 12 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2023)
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 2 of 6 samples, average 1 ppt, highest 3.2 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Aug 2023)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2021–Dec 31, 2023). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Lake Elmo tap water? What EPA records show
EPA MN1820009 · serves Washington County, MN · about 10,978 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Lake Elmo (EPA MN1820009)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Lake Elmo's main utility, Lake Elmo: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (MN1820009) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
What EPA records show for Lake Elmo, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (MN1820009) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Lake Elmo (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2021–Dec 31, 2023). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 3.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Lake Elmo use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Lake Elmo's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.