Public water system · MN5160336
ActiveCaribou Highlands Lodge
At a glance
Caribou Highlands Lodge (PWSID MN5160336) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Cook County, Minnesota. It reports serving 335 people through 13 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
335
Service connections
13
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Caribou Highlands Lodge compare with other water systems in Cook County?
By EPA's size categories, Caribou Highlands Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cook County has 98 active public water systems, and Caribou Highlands Lodge is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.9 times the county average of 85 people per system, and accounts for 4% 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 Caribou Highlands Lodge is about 22% 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 Caribou Highlands Lodge?
EPA lists Caribou Highlands Lodge 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 Caribou Highlands Lodge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. The violations listed here began between December 2006 and January 2018. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2006-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Caribou Highlands Lodge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Caribou Highlands Lodge?
Caribou Highlands Lodge (PWSID MN5160336) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Caribou Highlands Lodge serve?
Caribou Highlands Lodge reports serving 335 people through 13 service connections in Cook County, Minnesota.
Where does Caribou Highlands Lodge 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 Caribou Highlands Lodge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. 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 Caribou Highlands Lodge'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 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Caribou Highlands Lodge's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Caribou Highlands Lodge 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 |
| 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 |
| Judge C.R. Magney State Park | Cook | 200 | Transient non-community | 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, “Caribou Highlands Lodge, PWSID MN5160336, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/caribou-highlands-lodge-mn5160336 (data as of October 1, 2026).