Public water system · MN5170022
ActiveAmo Lutheran Church
At a glance
Amo Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5170022) is an active transient non-community water system in Cottonwood County, Minnesota. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Amo Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Cottonwood County?
By EPA's size categories, Amo Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cottonwood County has 11 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,288 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 14,164 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 Amo Lutheran Church 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 Amo Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Amo Lutheran Church 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. 3 of the 11 active systems in Cottonwood County (27%) are also privately owned.
Does Amo Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005. The violations listed here began between January 1998 and October 2005. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 violations in EPA's records, newest first.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.
Amo Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Amo Lutheran Church?
Amo Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5170022) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Amo Lutheran Church serve?
Amo Lutheran Church reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Cottonwood County, Minnesota.
Where does Amo Lutheran Church 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 Amo Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005. 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 Amo Lutheran Church'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 6 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Amo Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Amo Lutheran Church 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 Cottonwood County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rock Rural Water System | Cottonwood | 5,840 | Community | Groundwater |
| Windom | Cottonwood | 4,646 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mountain Lake | Cottonwood | 2,018 | Community | Groundwater |
| Westbrook | Cottonwood | 785 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jeffers | Cottonwood | 369 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Storden | Cottonwood | 215 | 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, “Amo Lutheran Church, PWSID MN5170022, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/amo-lutheran-church-mn5170022 (data as of October 1, 2026).