Osakis, MN
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Osakis at a glance
Osakis serves about 1,780 people through 683 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Douglas County, Minnesota. EPA system ID: MN1210020; phone on file: 3208592150. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
That is down 18 ppb from 18 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Osakis is 18 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 18 ppb over 15 |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 3 ppb |
| 2016 | 1 ppb |
Against other Minnesota systems
Of the 966 Minnesota systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 7 are over 15 ppb right now and 48 have gone over at some point. Osakis's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 41st percentile in Minnesota and the 30th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
10 other systems share Douglas County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Osakis. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | 15,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Evansville | 603 | 0 (not detected) |
| Brandon | 501 | 0 (not detected) |
| Carlos | 492 | 0 (not detected) |
| Garfield | 350 | 2 ppb |
| Kensington | 264 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hi View Park | 150 | 0 (not detected) |
| Eagle'S Landing Development | 107 | 0 (not detected) |
| Westside Del Valle Homeowners Assoc. | 40 | 2 ppb |
| Lake Mary Villas | 37 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Osakis, MN
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Osakis, MN may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Osakis whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1620 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. More in what a past exceedance means today.