Public water system · TX1130040
ActivePremium Waters
At a glance
Premium Waters (PWSID TX1130040) is an active transient non-community water system in Houston 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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026.
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 Premium Waters compare with other water systems in Houston County?
By EPA's size categories, Premium Waters is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Houston County has 46 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 312 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 14,350 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 Premium Waters 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 Premium Waters?
EPA lists Premium Waters as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 35 of the 46 active systems in Houston County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Premium Waters have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. The violations listed here began between December 2012 and February 2026. By type: 3 monitoring, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-03-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 6 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.
Premium Waters: frequently asked questions
Who runs Premium Waters?
Premium Waters (PWSID TX1130040) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Premium Waters serve?
Premium Waters reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Houston County, Minnesota.
Where does Premium Waters 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 Premium Waters have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. 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 Premium Waters' 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 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Premium Waters' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Premium Waters 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 Houston County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacrescent | Houston | 5,257 | Community | Groundwater |
| Caledonia | Houston | 2,824 | Community | Groundwater |
| Spring Grove | Houston | 1,291 | Community | Groundwater |
| Houston | Houston | 997 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hokah | Houston | 555 | Community | Groundwater |
| Black Hammer Water Trust-Faith Lutheran | Houston | 365 | 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, “Premium Waters, PWSID TX1130040, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/premium-waters-tx1130040 (data as of October 1, 2026).