Businesses: Please ensure water quality

As your business continues to adapt to challenges created by COVID-19, please pay close attention to your water and plumbing systems.

Stagnant or standing water – which could be present in systems that have been shut down or running at a reduced volume – can greatly increase the risk of bacteria and diseases, including Legionnaire’s disease.

Use the resources below to ensure safe water quality at your business. Contact the City of Minnetonka Health Department at 952-939-8200 to learn more or ask questions.

• Drinking water
  • Ensuring Water Quality in Building Premise Plumbing (MDH)
  • COVID-19 Reopening Guidance for Non-community Public Water Systems (MDH)
  • Drinking Water and COVID-19 (MDH)
• Building water system guidance
  • Guidance for Building Water Systems (CDC)
  • Operational considerations for COVID-19 management in the accommodation sector (WHO)
  • Water Quality in Low Occupancy and Shutdown Buildings (Purdue University)
  • Legionellosis Control and Prevention (OSHA)
• Lodging establishments
  • Hotel Owners and Managers: How to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease (CDC)
• Pools and spas
  • Extended Hot Tub/Spa Closures (CDC)
  • Maintaining Public Aquatic Facilities (PHTA)
  • The Health and Safety Benefits of Properly Maintaining Your Pool and Hot Tub (PHTA)
  • Continue to treat pool and hot tub water (PHTA)
  • Legionellosis (Legionella) Information for Hot Tub Owners and Operators (MDH)
  • Operating Public Hot Tubs/Spas (CDC)
  • Disinfection of Hot Tubs that Contain Legionella (CDC)
• COVID-19 information
  • Minnesota Department of Health
  • Centers for Disease Control
  • City of Minnetonka