Public water system · MN5580007
ActiveGrindstone Lake Bible Camp
At a glance
Grindstone Lake Bible Camp (PWSID MN5580007) is an active transient non-community water system in Pine County, Minnesota. It reports serving 80 people through 16 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 May 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
16
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Grindstone Lake Bible Camp compare with other water systems in Pine County?
By EPA's size categories, Grindstone Lake Bible Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pine County has 110 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 225 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 24,775 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 Grindstone Lake Bible Camp is about 44% 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 Grindstone Lake Bible Camp?
EPA lists Grindstone Lake Bible Camp 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. 87 of the 110 active systems in Pine County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Grindstone Lake Bible Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2018. By type: 1 reporting. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-15 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | 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.
Grindstone Lake Bible Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Grindstone Lake Bible Camp?
Grindstone Lake Bible Camp (PWSID MN5580007) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Grindstone Lake Bible Camp serve?
Grindstone Lake Bible Camp reports serving 80 people through 16 service connections in Pine County, Minnesota.
Where does Grindstone Lake Bible Camp 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 Grindstone Lake Bible Camp 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 May 2018. 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 Grindstone Lake Bible Camp'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 May 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Grindstone Lake Bible Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Grindstone Lake Bible Camp 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 Pine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine City | Pine | 3,458 | Community | Groundwater |
| General Andrews Rest Area Mndot | Pine | 2,300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hinckley | Pine | 1,964 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kettle River Rest Area Mndot | Pine | 1,908 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pathfinder Village | Pine | 1,700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Federal Correctional Institution | Pine | 1,587 | 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, “Grindstone Lake Bible Camp, PWSID MN5580007, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/grindstone-lake-bible-camp-mn5580007 (data as of October 1, 2026).