Public water system · MN5190294
ActivePrairie Creek Community School
At a glance
Prairie Creek Community School (PWSID MN5190294) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Dakota County, Minnesota. It reports serving 180 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 January 2001.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
180
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Prairie Creek Community School compare with other water systems in Dakota County?
By EPA's size categories, Prairie Creek Community School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Dakota County has 134 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,920 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 391,319 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 Prairie Creek Community School is about 58% 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 Prairie Creek Community School?
EPA lists Prairie Creek Community School 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. 100 of the 134 active systems in Dakota County (75%) are also privately owned.
Does Prairie Creek Community School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and January 2001. By type: 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Prairie Creek Community School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prairie Creek Community School?
Prairie Creek Community School (PWSID MN5190294) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Prairie Creek Community School serve?
Prairie Creek Community School reports serving 180 people through 1 service connection in Dakota County, Minnesota.
Where does Prairie Creek Community School 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 Prairie Creek Community School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2001. 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 Prairie Creek Community School'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 January 2001. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Prairie Creek Community School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Prairie Creek Community School 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 Dakota County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagan | Dakota | 68,223 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lakeville | Dakota | 67,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Burnsville | Dakota | 61,747 | Community | Surface water |
| Apple Valley | Dakota | 50,300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Inver Grove Heights | Dakota | 34,189 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rosemount | Dakota | 26,500 | 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, “Prairie Creek Community School, PWSID MN5190294, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/prairie-creek-community-school-mn5190294 (data as of October 1, 2026).