Public water system · MN1180016
ActiveGarrison Bay Resort
At a glance
Garrison Bay Resort (PWSID MN1180016) is an active community water system in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reports serving 36 people through 26 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 not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
36
Service connections
26
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Garrison Bay Resort compare with other water systems in Crow Wing County?
By EPA's size categories, Garrison Bay Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Crow Wing County has 376 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 210 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 78,756 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 Garrison Bay Resort 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. 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 Garrison Bay Resort?
EPA lists Garrison Bay Resort 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. 350 of the 376 active systems in Crow Wing County (93%) are also privately owned.
Does Garrison Bay Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | 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.
Garrison Bay Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Garrison Bay Resort?
Garrison Bay Resort (PWSID MN1180016) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Garrison Bay Resort serve?
Garrison Bay Resort reports serving 36 people through 26 service connections in Crow Wing County, Minnesota.
Where does Garrison Bay Resort 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 Garrison Bay Resort 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 July 2020. 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 Garrison Bay Resort'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 July 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Garrison Bay Resort's water quality report?
As a community water system, Garrison Bay Resort 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.
Other water systems in Crow Wing County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainerd | Crow Wing | 14,670 | Community | Groundwater |
| Baxter | Crow Wing | 9,341 | Community | Groundwater |
| Crosby | Crow Wing | 2,377 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pequot Lakes | Crow Wing | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Goodwill Crosslake | Crow Wing | 900 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Central Speedway | Crow Wing | 900 | Transient non-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, “Garrison Bay Resort, PWSID MN1180016, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/garrison-bay-resort-mn1180016 (data as of October 1, 2026).