No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years; latest legal-limit breach in the period starting October 2024.
Serves about 462 people (253 connections) with surface water bought from Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System.
From EPA's record for MN1530005. PurityMap is independent of Ellsworth.
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4 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From October 2024 | Nitrate | 12 mg/L | 10 mg/L | Resolved |
| From July 2024 | Nitrate | 12 mg/L | 10 mg/L | Resolved |
| From July 2023 | Nitrate | 15 mg/L | 10 mg/L | Resolved |
| From April 2019 | Nitrate | 11.6 mg/L | 10 mg/L | Resolved |
No lab results for other contaminants (like PFAS) are on file for this system. EPA required that testing from systems serving more than 3,300 people, plus a sample of smaller ones.
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Screening: quick check, not lab-grade
Safe Home (EnviroTestKits)
Lead, read as one of three ranges: 0–4, 5–15 or 15+ ppb
Turnaround: 5 minutes
What it can't tell you: It shows a lead range, not an exact level, and tests nothing else unless you pay extra for the optional lab test.
Lab-certified results
ETR Laboratories
50+ substances, including lead, copper, arsenic, nitrate, hardness and coliform bacteria
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories (ETR Labs), Leominster, MA · ISO/IEC 17025:2017, ANAB certificate AT-2638 · 2–4 business days after the lab receives it
What it can't tell you: It does not test PFAS, and not every result on the panel falls under the lab's accredited scope.
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Follow this water →Ellsworth's phone number on EPA record is 5079672373. Its mailing address is Ellsworth City Hall, 322 South Broadway Street, Box 355, Ellsworth, MN 56129-1092.
According to EPA's record, Ellsworth uses surface water bought from Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System.
EPA's record shows 4 health-based violations for Ellsworth in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. The latest legal-limit breach on record was in the period starting October 2024. EPA also lists 2 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Ellsworth's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2025, was 11 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Ellsworth. Its phone number on EPA record is 5079672373. Its mailing address on EPA record is Ellsworth City Hall, 322 South Broadway Street, Box 355, Ellsworth, MN 56129-1092. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.