Public water system · MN5210235
ActiveDarling Shores
At a glance
Darling Shores (PWSID MN5210235) is an active transient non-community water system in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reports serving 28 people through 8 service connections. 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 January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
28
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Darling Shores compare with other water systems in Douglas County?
By EPA's size categories, Darling Shores is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Douglas County has 151 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 204 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 30,846 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 Darling Shores 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 Darling Shores?
EPA lists Darling Shores 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. 135 of the 151 active systems in Douglas County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Darling Shores have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
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.
Darling Shores: frequently asked questions
Who runs Darling Shores?
Darling Shores (PWSID MN5210235) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Darling Shores serve?
Darling Shores reports serving 28 people through 8 service connections in Douglas County, Minnesota.
Where does Darling Shores 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 Darling Shores have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. 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 Darling Shores' 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 January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Darling Shores' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Darling Shores 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 Douglas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Douglas | 15,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Osakis | Douglas | 1,780 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot | Douglas | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brothers Market | Douglas | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Evansville | Douglas | 603 | Community | Groundwater |
| Brandon | Douglas | 501 | 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, “Darling Shores, PWSID MN5210235, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/darling-shores-mn5210235 (data as of October 1, 2026).