Minneapolis/St. Paul Make Top Ten List of Cleanest American Cities
The Forbes water cleanliness rankings were based on local reports of EPA violations. Violations include incidences of bacteria, chlorine and chlorine by-products, chemicals and metals in the drinking water.
Minneapolis and St. Paul have comparable water quality, unsurprising since much of it comes from similar sources. St. Paul has more lead in the city water, and Minneapolis has more chlorine by-products.
So our air is great - for a big city - but should we be worried about our water? Both Minneapolis and St. Paul's city water is within the EPA standards, comfortably so for most measures. The city of Minneapolis is clearly pleased with it's water quality. This year the city has a $200,000 budget for promoting city water over bottled water. But while there's certainly room for improvement in water quality, couldn't that money be better spent elsewhere?


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