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Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot

At a glance

Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot (PWSID MN5210121) is an active transient non-community water system in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reports serving 1,001 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,001

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMN5210121

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,001

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyMN state drinking water program

City served—

StateMinnesota

ZIP—

CountyDouglas County

How does Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot compare with other water systems in Douglas County?

By EPA's size categories, Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Douglas County has 151 active public water systems, and Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.9 times the county average of 204 people per system, and accounts for 3.2% of the 30,846 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 Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot is about 7 times 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 Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot?

EPA lists Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot as owned by a state 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. 2 of the 151 active systems in Douglas County (1.3%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between March 2018 and December 2024. By type: 9 monitoring and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (9 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2024-12-21	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2023-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-12-24	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2022-08-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2021-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot: frequently asked questions

Who runs Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot?

Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot (PWSID MN5210121) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.

How many people does Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot serve?

Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot reports serving 1,001 people through 1 service connection in Douglas County, Minnesota.

Where does Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot 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 Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. 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 Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot 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 Douglas County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Alexandria	Douglas	15,000	Community	Groundwater
Osakis	Douglas	1,780	Community	Groundwater
Brothers Market	Douglas	900	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Evansville	Douglas	603	Community	Groundwater
Brandon	Douglas	501	Community	Groundwater
Carlos	Douglas	492	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, “Lake Latoka Rest Area Mndot, PWSID MN5210121, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/lake-latoka-rest-area-mndot-mn5210121 (data as of October 1, 2026).