Public water system · MN5770292
ActiveLong Prairie Packing
At a glance
Long Prairie Packing (PWSID MN5770292) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Todd County, Minnesota. It reports serving 575 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
575
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Long Prairie Packing compare with other water systems in Todd County?
By EPA's size categories, Long Prairie Packing is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Todd County has 72 active public water systems, and Long Prairie Packing is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 167% above the county average of 215 people per system, and accounts for 3.7% of the 15,512 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 Long Prairie Packing is about 34% above 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 Long Prairie Packing?
EPA lists Long Prairie Packing 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. 60 of the 72 active systems in Todd County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Long Prairie Packing have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2010 and April 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Long Prairie Packing: frequently asked questions
Who runs Long Prairie Packing?
Long Prairie Packing (PWSID MN5770292) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Long Prairie Packing serve?
Long Prairie Packing reports serving 575 people through 1 service connection in Todd County, Minnesota.
Where does Long Prairie Packing 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 Long Prairie Packing have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. 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 Long Prairie Packing'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Long Prairie Packing's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Long Prairie Packing 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 Todd County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Prairie | Todd | 3,744 | Community | Groundwater |
| Staples | Todd | 3,089 | Community | Groundwater |
| Browerville | Todd | 836 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clarissa | Todd | 662 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bertha | Todd | 557 | Community | Groundwater |
| Eagle Bend | Todd | 545 | 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, “Long Prairie Packing, PWSID MN5770292, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/long-prairie-packing-mn5770292 (data as of October 1, 2026).