# Minneapolis Water Systems by My Home Water System

> Published water hardness for Minneapolis, MN, copied from the utility's own reports, and a way to request a written water treatment quote from one local company. Not a water utility.

## Water facts, as published
- Total hardness, plant effluent, Minneapolis Water Treatment and Distribution: Average 94 ppm, range 80-113 ppm (Calendar year 2025). Source: Plant Effluent Water Analysis, Record of data for 2025, https://www.minneapolismn.gov/media/-www-content-assets/documents/2025-Record-of-Data-on-new-ltrhead.pdf
- USGS class, our reading of the published figures: moderately hard. Classes: https://www.usgs.gov/water-science-school/science/hardness-water
- Minneapolis lists chloramine in its distribution system.
- Minneapolis disinfects with chlorine and lists a chloramine residual in its 2025 water data. Source: Minneapolis 2025 Record of Data, https://www.minneapolismn.gov/media/-www-content-assets/documents/2025-Record-of-Data-on-new-ltrhead.pdf
- Minneapolis water comes from the Mississippi River. Source: Minneapolis 2025 Consumer Confidence Report, https://www.minneapolismn.gov/media/-www-content-assets/documents/2025-CCR-Revised-%282%29.pdf
- Yes. The city says its treatment removes 65,000 pounds of hardness from the water each day. Source: Minneapolis water treatment and delivery page, https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/departments/public-works/water-treatment-distribution/treatment-delivery/
- Sources last checked: 2026-10-27

## Pages
- [Minneapolis water and quotes](https://minneapoliswatersystems.com/): the answer, the sources, common questions
- [Water data as JSON](https://minneapoliswatersystems.com/water.json)
- [Water softeners](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/water-softeners/), [whole-home filtration](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/whole-home-filtration/), [reverse osmosis](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/reverse-osmosis/)
- [Hard water by city](https://www.myhomewatersystem.com/hard-water-by-city/): published hardness for every city we cover

## Status
- Not taking requests yet. No prices are published; quotes come after an assessment at the home.
- Run by My Home Water System, operated by Aidren LLC.