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Clara City Tap Water Quality Report
Clara City's water has 1 contaminant above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
CLARA CITY WATER SYSTEM
People Served
1,360
Health-based violations since 2020
0
CLARA CITY WATER SYSTEM. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Clara City Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Clara City's water has 1 contaminant above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs), while it meets federal legal limits.
CLARA CITY WATER SYSTEM, Clara City's water system, serves 1,360 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Minnesota
What these numbers actually mean for Clara City, Minnesota
We read Clara City, Minnesota’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 1 contaminant above EPA MCLGs
- 6 results on file
- No PFAS results on record
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Fluoride in Clara City's water
CLARA CITY WATER SYSTEM
PWSID MN1120001
CLARA CITY WATER SYSTEM reported 1.3 mg/L, at or above the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation and below the 1.5 mg/L WHO guideline value and NTP neurodevelopment review level.
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What Clara City's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Clara City includes sulfate — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Clara City, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Clara City? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Chippewa County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Clara City
Clara City's tap water has an estimated 26.3 grains per gallon (450.0 mg/L, county sampling in Chippewa County) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 26.3 gpg water in Clara City — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Minnesota as a whole, read water softener cost in Minnesota — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Clara City Tap Water
Clara City's water has 1 contaminant above EPA MCLGs. While the water meets federal legal limits, we recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems.
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