Public water system · MN1400019
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At a glance
Lakes and Links Homeowners Association (PWSID MN1400019) is an active community water system in Le Sueur County, Minnesota. It reports serving 63 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
63
Service connections
18
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lakes and Links Homeowners Association compare with other water systems in Le Sueur County?
By EPA's size categories, Lakes and Links Homeowners Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Le Sueur County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 567 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 28,355 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 Lakes and Links Homeowners Association 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 Lakes and Links Homeowners Association?
EPA lists Lakes and Links Homeowners Association 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. 40 of the 50 active systems in Le Sueur County (80%) are also privately owned.
Does Lakes and Links Homeowners Association have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and July 2017. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived and 1 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Lakes and Links Homeowners Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lakes and Links Homeowners Association?
Lakes and Links Homeowners Association (PWSID MN1400019) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Lakes and Links Homeowners Association serve?
Lakes and Links Homeowners Association reports serving 63 people through 18 service connections in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
Where does Lakes and Links Homeowners Association 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 Lakes and Links Homeowners Association have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. 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 Lakes and Links Homeowners Association'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lakes and Links Homeowners Association's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lakes and Links Homeowners Association 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 Le Sueur County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Prague | Le Sueur | 8,247 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lesueur | Le Sueur | 4,170 | Community | Groundwater |
| Montgomery | Le Sueur | 3,379 | Community | Groundwater |
| Le Center | Le Sueur | 2,544 | Community | Groundwater |
| Waterville | Le Sueur | 1,868 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cleveland | Le Sueur | 719 | 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, “Lakes and Links Homeowners Association, PWSID MN1400019, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/lakes-and-links-homeowners-association-mn1400019 (data as of October 1, 2026).