Public water system · MN5760059
ActiveAscheman Oil Company
At a glance
Ascheman Oil Company (PWSID MN5760059) is an active transient non-community water system in Swift 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 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2001.
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 Ascheman Oil Company compare with other water systems in Swift County?
By EPA's size categories, Ascheman Oil Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Swift County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 326 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 6,837 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 Ascheman Oil Company 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 Ascheman Oil Company?
EPA lists Ascheman Oil Company 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. 11 of the 21 active systems in Swift County (52%) are also privately owned.
Does Ascheman Oil Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2001. The violations listed here began between January 1997 and April 2001. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Ascheman Oil Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ascheman Oil Company?
Ascheman Oil Company (PWSID MN5760059) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Ascheman Oil Company serve?
Ascheman Oil Company reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Swift County, Minnesota.
Where does Ascheman Oil Company 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 Ascheman Oil Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2001. 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 Ascheman Oil Company'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 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ascheman Oil Company's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ascheman Oil Company 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.
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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, “Ascheman Oil Company, PWSID MN5760059, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/ascheman-oil-company-mn5760059 (data as of October 1, 2026).