Detroit Lakes
Drinking water quality, contact, and Consumer Confidence Report
Serving 1 city in MN · PWSID MN1030005
Detroit Lakes serves 9,869 people. 2 contaminants currently exceed health-based guidelines — full breakdown below.
- People served
- 9,869
- Last EPA sample
- 2023-11-06
- PFAS
- Not detected
- Health-based violations since 2020
- 0
Data sources: EPA SDWIS, Detroit Lakes's published Consumer Confidence Report, and compliance monitoring reported to EPA by Minnesota Dept of Health.
This page summarizes publicly available EPA and CCR records. For health decisions about your water, consult your utility or a licensed professional.
Official Detroit Lakes Resources
Help Paying Your Detroit Lakes Water Bill
- Ask Detroit Lakes about payment plans and assistance.
- Call 211 to reach local help with utility bills.Verified from 211.org
- Find your local Community Action Agency.Verified from communityactionpartnership.com
- The federal water-bill program (LIHWAP) ended in March 2024.Verified from acf.govVerified from csd.ca.gov
Water outage or no water?
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Service Area
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This map shows the approximate service area for Detroit Lakes. Actual coverage may vary. Contact the utility directly to confirm service availability at your address.
Detroit Lakes Water Quality Grade
Not graded: Monitor
Detroit Lakes reads Monitor. A letter grade is given only beside a Safe verdict.
Is Detroit Lakes Water Safe to Drink?
Detroit Lakes has reported 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs) in at least one city served. We recommend reviewing individual city reports below for specific water quality details.
This utility serves 9,869 people across 1 city in MN. Water quality can vary by location within the service area. Check individual city pages below for detailed contaminant data specific to your area.
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Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Minnesota
Fluoride in Detroit Lakes Water
Detroit Lakes
PWSID MN1030005
Detroit Lakes reported 0.62 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
Detroit Lakes Service Area
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Detroit Lakes Contact & Information
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| M████ J██████ | Utility Director | (555) ███-████ | m████@water████.org |
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Detroit Lakes Consumer Confidence Report
A Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is the EPA-mandated annual water-quality report every community water system must publish by July 1 each year (Safe Drinking Water Act §1414(c)(4)). It summarizes contaminants tested, MCL and MCLG comparisons, and any system violations from the prior calendar year.
A current CCR for Detroit Lakes has not been published or validated on TapWaterData yet.
Residents: contact the utility directly using the phone number above, or check the EPA’s national CCR portal. Reports are typically distributed by mail or posted on the utility’s official website.
Detroit Lakes Annual Water Quality Reports
Historical reports are being compiled. Check back soon for archived water quality data.
What is a CCR? The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is an annual water quality report that water utilities are required by the EPA to provide to customers. It contains information about your water source, detected contaminants, and compliance status.
EPA Health-Based Violations Since 2020
Detroit Lakes has no health-based EPA violation since 2020 (EPA data as of Q2 2026).
EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
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How we built this page
Water-quality and contact data on this page comes from public federal and state records. We update each utility's record whenever its underlying source publishes new data — typically within days of an EPA SDWIS refresh.
- Contaminants & violations: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) plus the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-5) for PFAS and emerging contaminants.
- Annual reports: Detroit Lakes's most recent published Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), where available.
- Service area & contact: EPA SDWIS. The compliance records it holds for this system are reported to EPA by Minnesota Dept of Health, the state's drinking-water primacy agency.
Spotted a data issue? Use the Spotted something off? link at the bottom of the page — corrections feed back into the next data refresh. Learn more about TapWaterData.
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