Public water system · MN5700115
ActiveMinnesota Valley Garden Center
At a glance
Minnesota Valley Garden Center (PWSID MN5700115) is an active transient non-community water system in Scott County, Minnesota. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Minnesota Valley Garden Center compare with other water systems in Scott County?
By EPA's size categories, Minnesota Valley Garden Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Scott County has 111 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,199 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 133,099 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 Minnesota Valley Garden Center 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 Minnesota Valley Garden Center?
EPA lists Minnesota Valley Garden Center 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. 87 of the 111 active systems in Scott County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Minnesota Valley Garden Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2004. The violations listed here began between April 2001 and October 2004. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Minnesota Valley Garden Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Minnesota Valley Garden Center?
Minnesota Valley Garden Center (PWSID MN5700115) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Minnesota Valley Garden Center serve?
Minnesota Valley Garden Center reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in Scott County, Minnesota.
Where does Minnesota Valley Garden Center 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 Minnesota Valley Garden Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2004. 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 Minnesota Valley Garden Center'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 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2004. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Minnesota Valley Garden Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Minnesota Valley Garden Center 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 Scott County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakopee | Scott | 47,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Savage | Scott | 30,285 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Prior Lake | Scott | 25,282 | Community | Groundwater |
| Belle Plaine | Scott | 7,456 | Community | Groundwater |
| Jordan | Scott | 6,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elko New Market | Scott | 5,003 | 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, “Minnesota Valley Garden Center, PWSID MN5700115, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/minnesota-valley-garden-center-mn5700115 (data as of October 1, 2026).