Public water system · MN5560160
ActiveBluffton Oil Company
At a glance
Bluffton Oil Company (PWSID MN5560160) is an active transient non-community water system in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reports serving 25 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 health-based, and the most recent began in February 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bluffton Oil Company compare with other water systems in Otter Tail County?
By EPA's size categories, Bluffton Oil Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otter Tail County has 270 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 164 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 44,181 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 Bluffton Oil Company is well below 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 Bluffton Oil Company?
EPA lists Bluffton Oil 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. 239 of the 270 active systems in Otter Tail County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Bluffton Oil Company have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2011. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Bluffton Oil Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bluffton Oil Company?
Bluffton Oil Company (PWSID MN5560160) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Bluffton Oil Company serve?
Bluffton Oil Company reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
Where does Bluffton Oil 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 Bluffton Oil Company have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2011. 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 Bluffton Oil 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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bluffton Oil Company's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bluffton Oil Company 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 Otter Tail County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Falls | Otter Tail | 14,194 | Community | Surface water |
| Perham | Otter Tail | 3,421 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pelican Rapids | Otter Tail | 2,577 | Community | Groundwater |
| New York Mills | Otter Tail | 1,287 | Community | Groundwater |
| Parkers Prairie | Otter Tail | 1,023 | Community | Groundwater |
| Battle Lake | Otter Tail | 918 | 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, “Bluffton Oil Company, PWSID MN5560160, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/bluffton-oil-company-mn5560160 (data as of October 1, 2026).