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 3,258 people (1,875 connections) with surface water from its own intake.
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3 health-based violations in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
| Period | Contaminant | Measured | Legal limit | EPA status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct–Dec 2024 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.0132 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Archived |
| Jul–Sep 2023 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.0606 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
| Apr–Jun 2023 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 0.0631 mg/L | 0.060 mg/L | Resolved |
EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from March 2023 to December 2023.
| Contaminant | Result | Limit | Status | Sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals) | < 5 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Lithium | < 9 µg/L | 10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA) | < 6 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA) | < 20 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) | < 3 ng/L | 2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limit | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA) | < 5 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) | < 3 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) | < 3 ng/L | 400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) | < 4 ng/L | 10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) | < 4 ng/L | 4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS) | < 4 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) | < 3 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA) | < 8 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA) | < 7 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
| Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA) | < 2 ng/L | No federal or state limit; shown for transparency | Not detected above the reporting limit | 2023-03-29 to 2023-12-11 | UCMR5 Analytical Results: Ely (MN1690014) |
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Follow this water →Ely's phone number on EPA record is 2182265481. Its mailing address is Ely City Hall, 209 East Chapman Street, Ely, MN 55731.
According to EPA's record, Ely uses surface water from its own intake.
EPA's record shows 3 health-based violations for Ely 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 4 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.
The 90th-percentile lead result in Ely's latest lead and copper round, which ended in June 2025, was 5 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.
PurityMap has no verified website for Ely. Its phone number on EPA record is 2182265481. Its mailing address on EPA record is Ely City Hall, 209 East Chapman Street, Ely, MN 55731. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.