Public water system · MN5600251
ActiveMentor Cafe
At a glance
Mentor Cafe (PWSID MN5600251) is an active transient non-community water system in Polk County, Minnesota. It reports serving 40 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Mentor Cafe compare with other water systems in Polk County?
By EPA's size categories, Mentor Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Polk County has 60 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 395 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 23,676 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 Mentor Cafe is well 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 Mentor Cafe?
EPA lists Mentor Cafe 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. 44 of the 60 active systems in Polk County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Mentor Cafe have drinking water violations?
No SDWA violations on record.
EPA's SDWA violation and enforcement data (via EPA ECHO, updated quarterly) lists no violations for Mentor Cafe. For the latest compliance status, check EPA ECHO for current compliance history.
Mentor Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mentor Cafe?
Mentor Cafe (PWSID MN5600251) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Mentor Cafe serve?
Mentor Cafe reports serving 40 people through 3 service connections in Polk County, Minnesota.
Where does Mentor Cafe 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 Mentor Cafe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system.
Is Mentor Cafe'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 Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mentor Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mentor Cafe 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.
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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, “Mentor Cafe, PWSID MN5600251, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/mentor-cafe-mn5600251 (data as of October 1, 2026).