Public water system · MN5390008
ActiveBethany Lutheran Church
At a glance
Bethany Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5390008) is an active transient non-community water system in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. It reports serving 501 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2002.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
501
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bethany Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Lake of the Woods County?
By EPA's size categories, Bethany Lutheran Church is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Lake of the Woods County has 66 active public water systems, and Bethany Lutheran Church is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 6.6 times the county average of 76 people per system, and accounts for 10% of the 5,031 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 Bethany Lutheran Church is about 3.5 times 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 Bethany Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Bethany 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. 58 of the 66 active systems in Lake of the Woods County (88%) are also privately owned.
Does Bethany Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2002. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Surface Water Treatment Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
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.
Bethany Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bethany Lutheran Church?
Bethany Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5390008) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Bethany Lutheran Church serve?
Bethany Lutheran Church reports serving 501 people through 1 service connection in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota.
Where does Bethany 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 Bethany Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2002. 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 Bethany 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2002. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bethany Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bethany 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 Lake of the Woods County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baudette | Lake of the Woods | 947 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rock Harbor Lodge | Lake of the Woods | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ballard'S Resort | Lake of the Woods | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Marina Drive Campground | Lake of the Woods | 130 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Flag Island Resort | Lake of the Woods | 120 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Sunset Lodge | Lake of the Woods | 110 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
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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, “Bethany Lutheran Church, PWSID MN5390008, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/bethany-lutheran-church-mn5390008 (data as of October 1, 2026).