Public water system · MN5160007
ActiveBirch Grove Community Center
At a glance
Birch Grove Community Center (PWSID MN5160007) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Cook County, Minnesota. It reports serving 75 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 November 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Birch Grove Community Center compare with other water systems in Cook County?
By EPA's size categories, Birch Grove Community Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cook County has 98 active public water systems. Its population served is about 12% below the county average of 85 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 8,349 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Birch Grove Community Center is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Minnesota has 470 active non-transient non-community water systems, 7.3% 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 Birch Grove Community Center?
EPA lists Birch Grove Community Center 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. 83 of the 98 active systems in Cook County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Birch Grove Community Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2017. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Lead and Copper Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Birch Grove Community Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Birch Grove Community Center?
Birch Grove Community Center (PWSID MN5160007) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Birch Grove Community Center serve?
Birch Grove Community Center reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Cook County, Minnesota.
Where does Birch Grove Community Center 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 Birch Grove Community Center 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 November 2017. 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 Birch Grove Community Center'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 November 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Birch Grove Community Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Birch Grove Community Center is a non-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 Cook County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Marais | Cook | 1,344 | Community | Surface water |
| Lamb'S Resort and Campground | Cook | 475 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bluefin Bay | Cook | 435 | Non-transient non-community | Surface water |
| Caribou Highlands Lodge | Cook | 335 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Naniboujou Lodge | Cook | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Americinn of Tofte | Cook | 200 | 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, “Birch Grove Community Center, PWSID MN5160007, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/birch-grove-community-center-mn5160007 (data as of October 1, 2026).