Minnesota Department of Health - Lead/Copper in Drinking Water

The Minnesota Department of Health regulates the public water system and studies the risk of chemicals such as copper and lead that can enter your water.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has an action level for all copper and lead levels for public water systems serving places where people live, work, go to school, and receive childcare.  

If these chemicals exist above the acceptable levels, then these systems have to take action to reduce the amount of copper or lead in the water.

You can find the level of copper and lead detected in the community water system by reading the city's Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).