Public water system · MN5050016
ActiveGlendorado Lutheran Church
At a glance
Glendorado Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5050016) is an active transient non-community water system in Benton County, Minnesota. It reports serving 110 people through 4 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 1999.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
110
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Glendorado Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Benton County?
By EPA's size categories, Glendorado Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Benton County has 68 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 421 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 28,627 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 Glendorado Lutheran Church is about 24% 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 Glendorado Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Glendorado Lutheran Church 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. 62 of the 68 active systems in Benton County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Glendorado Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in January 1999. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Glendorado Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Glendorado Lutheran Church?
Glendorado Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5050016) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Glendorado Lutheran Church serve?
Glendorado Lutheran Church reports serving 110 people through 4 service connections in Benton County, Minnesota.
Where does Glendorado Lutheran Church 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 Glendorado Lutheran Church 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 1999. 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 Glendorado Lutheran Church'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 health-based, and the most recent began in January 1999. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Glendorado Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Glendorado Lutheran Church 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 Benton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Rapids | Benton | 13,835 | Community | Groundwater |
| Foley | Benton | 2,711 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rice | Benton | 2,187 | Community | Groundwater |
| South Heaven Grocery | Benton | 825 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Speedway #4453 | Benton | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Joy Christian Center | Benton | 600 | 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, “Glendorado Lutheran Church, PWSID MN5050016, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/glendorado-lutheran-church-mn5050016 (data as of October 1, 2026).