Public water system · MN1420012
ActiveFairview Township Water Association
At a glance
Fairview Township Water Association (PWSID MN1420012) is an active community water system in Lyon County, Minnesota. It reports serving 89 people through 38 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
89
Service connections
38
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Fairview Township Water Association compare with other water systems in Lyon County?
By EPA's size categories, Fairview Township Water Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lyon County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,315 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 21,039 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Fairview Township Water Association is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Minnesota has 987 active community water systems, 15% of the state's 6,465 active systems. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 89 Minnesota systems (1.4%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Fairview Township Water Association?
EPA lists Fairview Township Water Association as owned by a local government. 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. 13 of the 16 active systems in Lyon County (81%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Fairview Township Water Association have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2001. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | 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.
Fairview Township Water Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fairview Township Water Association?
Fairview Township Water Association (PWSID MN1420012) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Fairview Township Water Association serve?
Fairview Township Water Association reports serving 89 people through 38 service connections in Lyon County, Minnesota.
Where does Fairview Township Water Association get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Fairview Township Water Association 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 October 2001. 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 Fairview Township Water Association'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 October 2001. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fairview Township Water Association's water quality report?
As a community water system, Fairview Township Water Association must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
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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, “Fairview Township Water Association, PWSID MN1420012, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/fairview-township-water-association-mn1420012 (data as of October 1, 2026).