Public water system · MN1850001
ActiveBethany Water Company
At a glance
Bethany Water Company (PWSID MN1850001) is an active community water system in Winona County, Minnesota. It reports serving 60 people through 19 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
19
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bethany Water Company compare with other water systems in Winona County?
By EPA's size categories, Bethany Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Winona County has 77 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 666 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 51,279 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bethany Water Company is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Minnesota has 987 active community water systems, 15% 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 Water Company?
EPA lists Bethany Water 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. 55 of the 77 active systems in Winona County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Bethany Water Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1993. The violations listed here began between April 1992 and October 1993. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 3 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 Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bethany Water Company?
Bethany Water Company (PWSID MN1850001) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Bethany Water Company serve?
Bethany Water Company reports serving 60 people through 19 service connections in Winona County, Minnesota.
Where does Bethany Water 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 Bethany Water Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1993. 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 Water 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 1993. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bethany Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bethany Water Company must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Winona County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winona | Winona | 27,782 | Community | Groundwater |
| Goodview | Winona | 4,158 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saint Charles | Winona | 3,825 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kwik Trip No. 497 | Winona | 1,600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lewiston | Winona | 1,512 | Community | Groundwater |
| Enterprise Rest Area Mndot | Winona | 1,220 | Transient non-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 Water Company, PWSID MN1850001, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/bethany-water-company-mn1850001 (data as of October 1, 2026).