Public water system · MN5860373
ActiveGood Shepherd Free Lutheran Church
At a glance
Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5860373) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Wright County, Minnesota. It reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Wright County?
By EPA's size categories, Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wright County has 126 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,027 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 129,374 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Minnesota has 470 active non-transient non-community water systems, 7.3% 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 Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Good Shepherd Free 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. 97 of the 126 active systems in Wright County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. The violations listed here began between January 1998 and October 2016. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (2 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-07-28 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 6 violations in EPA's records, newest first.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.
Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church?
Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5860373) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church serve?
Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church reports serving 75 people through 1 service connection in Wright County, Minnesota.
Where does Good Shepherd Free 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 Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. 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 Good Shepherd Free 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 6 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church is a non-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 Wright County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joint Powers Water Board | Wright | 30,922 | Community | Groundwater |
| Otsego | Wright | 19,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Buffalo | Wright | 16,711 | Community | Groundwater |
| Monticello | Wright | 15,087 | Community | Groundwater |
| Delano Municipal Utilities | Wright | 6,564 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rockford | Wright | 4,863 | 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, “Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church, PWSID MN5860373, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/good-shepherd-free-lutheran-church-mn5860373 (data as of October 1, 2026).