Public water system · MN5080025
ActiveLeavenworth Township Water System
At a glance
Leavenworth Township Water System (PWSID MN5080025) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Brown County, Minnesota. It reports serving 125 people through 15 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2007.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
125
Service connections
15
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Leavenworth Township Water System compare with other water systems in Brown County?
By EPA's size categories, Leavenworth Township Water System is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Brown County has 32 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 715 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 22,865 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 Leavenworth Township Water System 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 Leavenworth Township Water System?
EPA lists Leavenworth Township Water System 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. 21 of the 32 active systems in Brown County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Leavenworth Township Water System have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2007. The violations listed here began between January 1997 and October 2007. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Leavenworth Township Water System: frequently asked questions
Who runs Leavenworth Township Water System?
Leavenworth Township Water System (PWSID MN5080025) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Leavenworth Township Water System serve?
Leavenworth Township Water System reports serving 125 people through 15 service connections in Brown County, Minnesota.
Where does Leavenworth Township Water System 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 Leavenworth Township Water System have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2007. 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 Leavenworth Township Water System'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 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Leavenworth Township Water System's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Leavenworth Township Water System 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 Brown County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Ulm | Brown | 14,052 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sleepy Eye | Brown | 3,599 | Community | Groundwater |
| Springfield | Brown | 2,070 | Community | Groundwater |
| Flandrau State Park | Brown | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Comfrey | Brown | 402 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hanska | Brown | 393 | 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, “Leavenworth Township Water System, PWSID MN5080025, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/leavenworth-township-water-system-mn5080025 (data as of October 1, 2026).