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St. Joseph Tap Water Quality Report
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for Saint Joseph. No other contaminant results are on file for Saint Joseph; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Other systems listed for St. Joseph with results above guidelines: College of St. Benedict (1 above guidelines)
People Served
7,100
Health-based violations since 2020
0
Saint Joseph. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Nov 2024 · Saint Joseph
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is St. Joseph Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 are on file for St. Joseph's own water system, so everything else listed below has no result behind it. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
Saint Joseph, St. Joseph's water system, serves 7,100 people. 1 other system is listed for St. Joseph. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to Saint Joseph's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for Saint Joseph is from Nov 2024.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Minnesota
St. Joseph Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for St. Joseph, MN
We read St. Joseph, MN’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.
- 23 contaminants listed, only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in St. Joseph's water
Saint Joseph
PWSID MN1730033
No fluoride level in our data for Saint Joseph. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
College of St. Benedict
PWSID MN1730034
No fluoride level in our data for College of St. Benedict. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for St. Joseph
St. Joseph's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
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$269
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Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What St. Joseph's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for St. Joseph, 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 St. Joseph? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Stearns County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in St. Joseph
St. Joseph's tap water has an estimated 14.0 grains per gallon (240.0 mg/L, county sampling in Stearns 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 14.0 gpg water in St. Joseph — 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 St. Joseph Tap Water
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for Saint Joseph. No other contaminant results are on file for Saint Joseph; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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