Public water system · MN1580014
ActiveMn Correctional Facility - Willow River
At a glance
Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River (PWSID MN1580014) is an active community water system in Pine County, Minnesota. It reports serving 240 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
240
Service connections
9
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River compare with other water systems in Pine County?
By EPA's size categories, Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pine County has 110 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 225 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 24,775 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 Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River 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 Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River?
EPA lists Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River 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 110 active systems in Pine County (79%) are also privately owned.
Does Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. The violations listed here began between October 1992 and July 2000. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1992-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River: frequently asked questions
Who runs Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River?
Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River (PWSID MN1580014) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River serve?
Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River reports serving 240 people through 9 service connections in Pine County, Minnesota.
Where does Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River 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 Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. 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 Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2000. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River's water quality report?
As a community water system, Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River 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 Pine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine City | Pine | 3,458 | Community | Groundwater |
| General Andrews Rest Area Mndot | Pine | 2,300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hinckley | Pine | 1,964 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kettle River Rest Area Mndot | Pine | 1,908 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pathfinder Village | Pine | 1,700 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Federal Correctional Institution | Pine | 1,587 | 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, “Mn Correctional Facility - Willow River, PWSID MN1580014, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/mn-correctional-facility-willow-river-mn1580014 (data as of October 1, 2026).