Blue Star Award Recipients
The Blue Star Award gratefully recognizes the following, award-winning communities that have gone above and beyond permit minimums and have made a special commitment to Minnesota’s water.
Below are the top-scoring award winners overall. Congratulation to our very best Minnesota Blue Star Communities!
On behalf of our program partners, funders and advisors, as well as current and future residents and visitors to our great state: thank you for helping keep Minnesota’s lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands safe, healthy and clean for future generations.
Minnesota’s Best Clean Water Communities (overall score):
| Rank | Community | Overall Score | Total Points |
| 1 | Independence | 76% | 145 / 190 |
| 2 | Grand Rapids | 75% | 143 / 190 |
| 3 | Lake Elmo | 71% | 136 / 189 |
| 4 | Plymouth | 68% | 131 / 192 |
| 5 | Lino Lakes | 65% | 127 / 194 |
| 6 | Blaine | 65% | 121 / 186 |
| 7 | Hopkins | 64% | 123 / 190 |
| 8 | Victoria | 64% | 124 / 192 |
| 9 | Woodbury | 63% | 119 / 187 |
| 10 | Edina | 61% | 116 / 189 |
Minnesota’s Top-Scoring Communities By Section
For communities registered and logged in to the Blue Star website, leaderboards for each section of the Blue Star Assessment are viewable below. These leaderboards are designed to assist you in learning more about how these top-scoring communities have achieved excellence in each section of the Blue Star Assessment.