Spring Grove

EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the Minnesota Department of Health - Environmental Health Division, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2021 - March 2021), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

Utility Details

Spring Grove, Minnesota
Serves: 1,291
Data available: 2013-2019^*
Source: Groundwater

* 2013 testing is for chemicals in EPA's Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR-3) only.

Contaminants Detected

EXCEED
EWG HEALTH
GUIDELINES

19 Total Contaminants

Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.

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Filter contaminants out Contact Your Local Official What About Lead?

Legal ≠ Safe

EWG Health Guidelines fill the gap in outdated government standards.

The federal government’s legal limits are not health-protective. The EPA has not set a new tap water standard in almost 20 years, and some standards are more than 40 years old.

Contaminants Detected

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Chromium (hexavalent)

Potential Effect: cancer18x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE

THIS UTILITY0.364 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.02 ppb

NO LEGAL LIMIT

DETAILS

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer19x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE

THIS UTILITY2.71 ppm

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.14 ppm

LEGAL LIMIT10 ppm

DETAILS

Radium, combined (-226 & -228)

Potential Effect: cancer6.4x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE

THIS UTILITY0.32 pCi/L

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.05 pCi/L

LEGAL LIMIT5 pCi/L

DETAILS

Trichloroethylene

Potential Effect: harm to the developing fetus and damage to the immune system4x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE

THIS UTILITY1.62 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.4 ppb

LEGAL LIMIT5 ppb

DETAILS

Includes chemicals detected in 2017-2019 for which annual utility averages exceeded an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority; chemicals detected under the EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) program in 2013 to 2015 (and subsequent testing when available), for which annual utility averages exceeded a health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority; radiological contaminants detected between 2014 and 2019.

Atrazine

THIS UTILITY0.0240 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.1 ppb

LEGAL LIMIT3 ppb

DETAILS

Barium

THIS UTILITY33.2 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE700 ppb

LEGAL LIMIT2,000 ppb

DETAILS

Bromide

THIS UTILITY16.0 ppb

NO EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE

NO LEGAL LIMIT

DETAILS

Bromodichloromethane

THIS UTILITY0.0978 ppb

THIS UTILITY0.0304 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE150 ppb

LEGAL LIMIT1,000 ppb

DETAILS

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)†

THIS UTILITY0.252 ppb

EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.15 ppb

LEGAL LIMIT80 ppb

DETAILS

Includes chemicals detected in 2017-2019 for which annual utility averages were lower than an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority; chemicals detected under the EPA's Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 3) program in 2013 to 2015 (and subsequent testing when available), for which annual utility averages were lower than an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority.

Other Contaminants Tested

Chemicals tested for but not detected from 2014 to 2019:

1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane , 1,1,1-Trichloroethane , 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane , 1,1,2-Trichloroethane , 1,1-Dichloroethane , 1,1-Dichloroethylene , 1,1-Dichloropropene , 1,2,3-Trichlorobenzene , 1,2,3-Trichloropropane , 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene , 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene , 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) , 1,2-Dichloroethane , 1,2-Dichloropropane , 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene , 1,3-Butadiene , 1,3-Dichloropropane , 1,4-Dioxane , 2,2-Dichloropropane , 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) , 2,4-D , 3-Hydroxycarbofuran , Acetone , Alachlor (Lasso) , Aldicarb , Aldicarb sulfone , Aldicarb sulfoxide , Aldrin , Altyl chloride , Antimony , Arsenic , Benzene , Benzo[a]pyrene , Beryllium , Bromobenzene , Bromochloromethane , Bromoform , Bromomethane , Butachlor , Cadmium , Carbaryl , Carbofuran , Carbon tetrachloride , Chlorate , Chlordane , Chlorodifluoromethane , Chloroethane , cis-1,3-Dichloropropene , Cobalt , Cyanide , Dalapon , Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate , Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate , Dibromoacetic acid , Dibromomethane , Dichloroacetic acid , Dichlorodifluoromethane , Dichlorofluoromethane , Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) , Dieldrin , Dinoseb , Endrin , Ethyl ether , Ethylbenzene , Ethylene dibromide , Germanium , Glyphosate , Haloacetic acids (HAA5) , Heptachlor , Heptachlor epoxide , Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) , Hexachlorobutadiene , Hexachlorocyclopentadiene , Isopropylbenzene , Lindane , m-Dichlorobenzene , Mercury (inorganic) , Methomyl , Methoxychlor , Methyl ethyl ketone , Methyl isobutyl ketone , Metolachlor , Metribuzin , Molybdenum , Monobromoacetic acid , Monochloroacetic acid , Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene) , MTBE , n-Butylbenzene , n-Propylbenzene , Naphthalene , o-Chlorotoluene , o-Dichlorobenzene , Oxamyl (Vydate) , p-Chlorotoluene , p-Dichlorobenzene , p-Isopropyltoluene , Pentachlorophenol , Perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) , Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHPA) , Perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHXS) , Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) , Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) , Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) , Picloram , Propachlor , sec-Butylbenzene , Selenium , Simazine , Styrene , Tellurium , tert-Butylbenzene , Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) , Tetrahydrofuran , Thallium , Toxaphene , trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene , trans-1,3-Dichloropropene , Trichloroacetic acid , Trichlorofluoromethane , Trichlorotrifluoroethane , Vanadium , Vinyl chloride , Xylenes (total)

Spring Grove compliance with legally mandated federal standards:

From April 2019 to March 2021, Spring Grove complied with health-based drinking water standards.

Information in this section on Spring Grove comes from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online database (ECHO).

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Water Filters That Can Reduce Contaminant Levels

Contaminant	Activated Carbon	Reverse Osmosis	Ion Exchange
CONTAMINANTS ABOVE HEALTH GUIDELINES
Chromium (hexavalent)		✔	✔
Nitrate		✔	✔
Radium, combined (-226 & -228)		✔	✔
Trichloroethylene	✔	✔
OTHER CONTAMINANTS DETECTED
Atrazine	✔	✔
Barium		✔	✔
Bromide	✔	✔
Bromodichloromethane	✔	✔
Chloroform	✔	✔
Chloromethane	✔	✔
Chromium (total)		✔	✔
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	✔	✔
Dibromochloromethane	✔	✔
Fluoride		✔
Manganese			✔
Nitrite		✔	✔
Strontium		✔	✔
Toluene	✔	✔
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)	✔	✔

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Spring Grove

Utility Details

Contaminants Detected

What To Do

Legal ≠ Safe

EWG Health Guidelines fill the gap in outdated government standards.