MN / Forest Lake
MN · Tap water records
Forest Lake tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Forest Lake. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Forest Lake is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 12,040 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 6 violations across the community water system(s) serving Forest Lake, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Forest Lake
11,800 served · groundwater · PWSID MN1820005 - Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between October 2019 and October 2020. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Liberty Ponds Development
240 served · groundwater · PWSID MN1130024 - Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2021. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.