Public water system · MN1730038
ActiveBig Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park
At a glance
Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park (PWSID MN1730038) is an active community water system in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reports serving 68 people through 37 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
68
Service connections
37
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park compare with other water systems in Stearns County?
By EPA's size categories, Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Stearns County has 212 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 783 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 165,903 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 Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park 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 Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park?
EPA lists Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park 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. 171 of the 212 active systems in Stearns County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between December 2007 and July 2020. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-12-13 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
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.
Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park?
Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park (PWSID MN1730038) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park serve?
Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park reports serving 68 people through 37 service connections in Stearns County, Minnesota.
Where does Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park 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 Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park'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; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park's water quality report?
As a community water system, Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park 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 Stearns County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Cloud | Stearns | 71,321 | Community | Surface water |
| Sartell | Stearns | 20,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waite Park | Stearns | 8,354 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saint Joseph | Stearns | 7,100 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sauk Centre | Stearns | 4,657 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cold Spring | Stearns | 4,201 | 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, “Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park, PWSID MN1730038, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/big-sauk-lake-mobile-home-park-mn1730038 (data as of October 1, 2026).