Public water system · MN5520065
ActiveNew Sweden Dairy
At a glance
New Sweden Dairy (PWSID MN5520065) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Nicollet County, Minnesota. It reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections. 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 January 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does New Sweden Dairy compare with other water systems in Nicollet County?
By EPA's size categories, New Sweden Dairy is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Nicollet County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,206 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 31,366 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 New Sweden Dairy 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 New Sweden Dairy?
EPA lists New Sweden Dairy 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. 18 of the 26 active systems in Nicollet County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does New Sweden Dairy have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between October 2012 and January 2021. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Bromatecode 1011 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
New Sweden Dairy: frequently asked questions
Who runs New Sweden Dairy?
New Sweden Dairy (PWSID MN5520065) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does New Sweden Dairy serve?
New Sweden Dairy reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
Where does New Sweden Dairy 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 New Sweden Dairy have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 New Sweden Dairy'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 January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find New Sweden Dairy's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. New Sweden Dairy 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 Nicollet County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Mankato | Nicollet | 14,448 | Community | Groundwater |
| Saint Peter | Nicollet | 12,198 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nicollet | Nicollet | 1,117 | Community | Groundwater |
| Courtland | Nicollet | 635 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lafayette | Nicollet | 504 | Community | Groundwater |
| Scandian Grove Lutheran Church | Nicollet | 400 | Transient non-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, “New Sweden Dairy, PWSID MN5520065, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/new-sweden-dairy-mn5520065 (data as of October 1, 2026).