PFAS in Minnesota drinking water
197 community water systems tested
8.1%
of tested systems detected PFOA or PFOS
(16/197)
(16/197)
Water systems
PFAS value per system, 2023–2025. EPA limit — 4 ppt (0.004 µg/L) for PFOA and PFOS, set in 2024. Systems that detected PFOA or PFOS
are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but
not found.
| System | City | Population | PFAS (ug/L) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings | 23,222 | 0.0237 ug/L | |
| Waite Park | 8,354 | 0.0180 ug/L | |
| Woodbury | 82,643 | 0.0171 ug/L | |
| Sauk Rapids | 13,835 | 0.0120 ug/L | |
| Lake Elmo | 10,978 | 0.0120 ug/L | |
| Brooklyn Park | 89,995 | 0.0105 ug/L | |
| Cloquet | 12,864 | 0.0084 ug/L | |
| Stillwater | 19,462 | 0.0081 ug/L | |
| South Saint Paul | 20,664 | 0.0076 ug/L | |
| Newport | 4,000 | 0.0069 ug/L | |
| Brooklyn Center | 33,782 | 0.0060 ug/L | |
| Princeton | 5,421 | 0.0049 ug/L | |
| White Bear Township | 11,699 | 0.0046 ug/L | |
| Becker | 5,034 | 0.0046 ug/L | |
| Alexandria | 15,000 | 0.0044 ug/L | |
| North Saint Paul | 13,134 | 0.0042 ug/L | |
| Minneapolis | 425,300 | Not detected | |
| Saint Paul Regional Water Services | 392,529 | Not detected | |
| Rochester | 123,624 | Not detected | |
| Bloomington | 91,300 | Not detected | |
| Duluth | 86,859 | Not detected | |
| Maple Grove | 82,000 | Not detected | |
| Plymouth | 76,546 | Not detected | |
| Saint Cloud | 71,321 | Not detected | |
| Blaine | 70,220 | Not detected | |
| Eagan | 68,223 | Not detected | |
| Lakeville | 67,300 | Not detected | |
| Coon Rapids | 64,000 | Not detected | |
| Eden Prairie | 63,726 | Not detected | |
| Burnsville | 61,747 | Not detected | |
| Minnetonka | 54,474 | Not detected | |
| Edina | 53,494 | Not detected | |
| Apple Valley | 50,300 | Not detected | |
| Saint Louis Park | 50,010 | Not detected | |
| Shakopee | 47,000 | Not detected | |
| Moorhead | 44,583 | Not detected | |
| Mankato | 42,803 | Not detected | |
| Cottage Grove | 42,760 | Not detected | |
| Richfield | 36,899 | Not detected | |
| Roseville | 35,343 | Not detected | |
| Inver Grove Heights | 34,189 | Not detected | |
| Joint Powers Water Board | 30,922 | Not detected | |
| Savage | 30,285 | Not detected | |
| Oakdale | 30,144 | Not detected | |
| Chaska | 30,000 | Not detected | |
| Winona | 27,782 | Not detected | |
| Fridley | 27,476 | Not detected | |
| Rosemount | 26,500 | Not detected | |
| Owatonna | 26,430 | Not detected | |
| Austin Utilities | 26,174 | Not detected | |
| Shoreview | 26,000 | Not detected | |
| White Bear Lake | 25,634 | Not detected | |
| Prior Lake | 25,282 | Not detected | |
| SOUTH WATER TREATMENT PLANT (SWTP) | 24,959 | Not detected | |
| Chanhassen | 24,951 | Not detected | |
| Champlin | 23,919 | Not detected | |
| Faribault | 23,718 | Not detected | |
| Farmington | 23,534 | Not detected | |
| Golden Valley | 23,000 | Not detected | |
| Crystal | 22,937 | Not detected | |
| New Brighton | 22,902 | Not detected | |
| Columbia Heights | 22,278 | Not detected | |
| Andover | 21,455 | Not detected | |
| Willmar | 21,045 | Not detected | |
| New Hope | 20,963 | Not detected | |
| Northfield | 20,790 | Not detected | |
| Sartell | 20,300 | Not detected | |
| Elk River | 19,532 | Not detected | |
| Hopkins | 19,462 | Not detected | |
| Otsego | 19,000 | Not detected | |
| Albert Lea | 18,492 | Not detected | |
| Lino Lakes | 17,859 | Not detected | |
| Anoka | 17,798 | Not detected | |
| Ramsey | 17,705 | Not detected | |
| Buffalo | 16,711 | Not detected | |
| Red Wing | 16,459 | Not detected | |
| Hibbing | 16,028 | Not detected | |
| Bemidji | 15,147 | Not detected | |
| Monticello | 15,087 | Not detected | |
| Hutchinson | 14,900 | Not detected | |
| Brainerd | 14,670 | Not detected | |
| Robbinsdale | 14,646 | Not detected | |
| North Mankato | 14,448 | Not detected | |
| Rogers | 14,430 | Not detected | |
| Fergus Falls | 14,194 | Not detected | |
| New Ulm | 14,052 | Not detected | |
| Worthington | 14,052 | Not detected | |
| Marshall | 13,890 | Not detected | |
| Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System | 13,644 | Not detected | |
| Waconia | 13,277 | Not detected | |
| Mounds View | 13,250 | Not detected | |
| Big Lake | 13,056 | Not detected | |
| Vadnais Heights | 13,025 | Not detected | |
| Saint Peter | 12,198 | Not detected | |
| Hugo | 12,047 | Not detected | |
| Forest Lake | 11,800 | Not detected | |
| Grand Rapids | 11,346 | Not detected | |
| Victoria | 10,546 | Not detected | |
| Fairmont | 10,328 | Not detected | |
| Little Canada | 10,200 | Not detected |