Public water system · MN5410023
Active1975 Filling Station & Restaurant
At a glance
1975 Filling Station & Restaurant (PWSID MN5410023) is an active transient non-community water system in Lincoln County, Minnesota. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?
By EPA's size categories, 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lincoln County has 8 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,098 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 16,782 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Minnesota has 5,008 active transient non-community water systems, 77% of the state's 6,465 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 6,261 Minnesota systems (97%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant?
EPA lists 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant as privately owned. The MN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 8 active systems in Lincoln County (13%) are also privately owned.
Does 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
1975 Filling Station & Restaurant: frequently asked questions
Who runs 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant?
1975 Filling Station & Restaurant (PWSID MN5410023) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant serve?
1975 Filling Station & Restaurant reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Lincoln County, Minnesota.
Where does 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. 1975 Filling Station & Restaurant is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Lincoln County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln-Pipestone Rural Water System | Lincoln | 13,644 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Tyler | Lincoln | 1,122 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Lake Benton | Lincoln | 676 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Hendricks | Lincoln | 650 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Ivanhoe | Lincoln | 559 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Arco | Lincoln | 74 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “1975 Filling Station & Restaurant, PWSID MN5410023, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/1975-filling-station-restaurant-mn5410023 (data as of October 1, 2026).