The demand for city water in Lake Elmo has been so strong in recent weeks that staff sometimes have had to pump from a well that is known to be contaminated with PFOA, a toxin in the class of ...

The Washington County community of Lake Elmo has shut down a municipal well and one of its water towers because of elevated levels of a chemical once discharged by the 3M Company. City officials say ...

Lake Elmo is the fastest-growing city in the state — and the clean water supply can’t keep up. The city in the east metro says it’s been using a contaminated well to supplement the water supply as a ...