Public water system · MN5640006
ActiveBethany Lutheran Church
At a glance
Bethany Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5640006) is an active transient non-community water system in Redwood County, Minnesota. It reports serving 78 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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
78
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 Redwood County?
By EPA's size categories, Bethany Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Redwood County has 30 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 379 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 11,372 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 half of 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. 15 of the 30 active systems in Redwood County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Bethany Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and April 2016. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | 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.
Bethany Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bethany Lutheran Church?
Bethany Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5640006) 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 78 people through 1 service connection in Redwood 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 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. 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 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. 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 Redwood County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood Falls | Redwood | 5,254 | Community | Groundwater |
| Morgan | Redwood | 896 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lamberton | Redwood | 828 | Community | Groundwater |
| Walnut Grove | Redwood | 825 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wabasso | Redwood | 735 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sanborn | Redwood | 339 | Community | 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, “Bethany Lutheran Church, PWSID MN5640006, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/bethany-lutheran-church-mn5640006 (data as of October 1, 2026).