Public water system · MN5790222
ActivePonderosa Campground
At a glance
Ponderosa Campground (PWSID MN5790222) is an active transient non-community water system in Wabasha County, Minnesota. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ponderosa Campground compare with other water systems in Wabasha County?
By EPA's size categories, Ponderosa Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Wabasha County has 49 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 354 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 17,333 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 Ponderosa Campground 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 Ponderosa Campground?
EPA lists Ponderosa Campground 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. 36 of the 49 active systems in Wabasha County (73%) are also privately owned.
Does Ponderosa Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. By type: 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-09 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Ponderosa Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ponderosa Campground?
Ponderosa Campground (PWSID MN5790222) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Ponderosa Campground serve?
Ponderosa Campground reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Wabasha County, Minnesota.
Where does Ponderosa Campground 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 Ponderosa Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. 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 Ponderosa Campground'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ponderosa Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ponderosa Campground 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 Wabasha County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City | Wabasha | 5,042 | Community | Groundwater |
| Plainview | Wabasha | 3,340 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wabasha | Wabasha | 2,521 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elgin | Wabasha | 1,115 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mazeppa | Wabasha | 842 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pioneer Campsite | Wabasha | 500 | 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, “Ponderosa Campground, PWSID MN5790222, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/ponderosa-campground-mn5790222 (data as of October 1, 2026).