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Itasca Water Quality Report

10 cities ranked · Average grade: A · Minnesota

Avg Score
91.7
Cities Ranked
10
Health Violations
7
PFAS Detected
0
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91.7
County avg score
10
Cities ranked
100%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
7
Health violations
0
PFAS detected

How Itasca cities scored

80%
20%
A
8
80%
Excellent
B
2
20%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs Minnesota average

A
Itasca
91.7/100
A-
Minnesota avg
87.5/100
▲ 4.2 pts above state average

Water quality across Itasca

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Minnesota city water quality map
97.0%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
5,314
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Itasca

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Itasca, 2023.

Total reported releases to surface water: 5,314 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
BOSWELL ENERGY CENTER
Electric Utilities · ALLETE INC
COHASSET, MN55721
Manganese compounds5,314
BLANDIN PAPER CO
Paper · UPM-KYMMENE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN55744

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 10 cities in Itasca

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Cohasset
A+
96.9
1K 2
2 Marble
A+
96.3
699 5 Health
3 Laprairie
A+
96.1
520 2 Health
4 Taconite
A+
95.8
644 7 Health
5 Deer River
A
94.2
942 5 Health Unresolved
6 Keewatin
A
90.9
1K 2 Health Unresolved
7 Bovey
A
90.4
821 5 Health Unresolved
8 Nashwauk
A-
89.7
971 2 Unresolved
9 Coleraine
B+
84.4
2K 6 Unresolved
10 Grand Rapids
B+
82.4
12K 20 Health Unresolved
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