Public water system · MN5740248
ActiveDollar General Store - Blooming Prairie
At a glance
Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie (PWSID MN5740248) is an active transient non-community water system in Steele 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 Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system.
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 Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie compare with other water systems in Steele County?
By EPA's size categories, Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Steele County has 35 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,024 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 35,842 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 Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie 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 Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie?
EPA lists Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie 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. 26 of the 35 active systems in Steele County (74%) are also privately owned.
Does Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie have drinking water violations?
No SDWA violations on record.
EPA's SDWA violation and enforcement data (via EPA ECHO, updated quarterly) lists no violations for Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie. For the latest compliance status, check EPA ECHO for current compliance history.
Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie: frequently asked questions
Who runs Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie?
Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie (PWSID MN5740248) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie serve?
Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Steele County, Minnesota.
Where does Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie 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 Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie have any drinking water violations?
EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system.
Is Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie'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 Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie 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 Steele County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owatonna | Steele | 26,430 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blooming Prairie | Steele | 1,987 | Community | Groundwater |
| Straight River Rest Area South Mndot | Steele | 1,893 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Straight River Rest Area North Mndot | Steele | 1,206 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Medford | Steele | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ellendale | Steele | 636 | 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, “Dollar General Store - Blooming Prairie, PWSID MN5740248, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/dollar-general-store-blooming-prairie-mn5740248 (data as of October 1, 2026).