Public water system · MN5370201
ActivePuris Foods
At a glance
Puris Foods (PWSID MN5370201) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota. It reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1999.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Puris Foods compare with other water systems in Lac qui Parle County?
By EPA's size categories, Puris Foods is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lac qui Parle County has 23 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 260 people per system, and accounts for 1.7% of the 5,986 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 Puris Foods 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 Puris Foods?
EPA lists Puris Foods 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. 14 of the 23 active systems in Lac qui Parle County (61%) are also privately owned.
Does Puris Foods have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1999. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and July 1999. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 1 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Puris Foods: frequently asked questions
Who runs Puris Foods?
Puris Foods (PWSID MN5370201) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Puris Foods serve?
Puris Foods reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
Where does Puris Foods 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 Puris Foods have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1999. 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 Puris Foods' 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1999. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Puris Foods' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Puris Foods 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 Lac qui Parle County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison | Lac qui Parle | 1,511 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dawson | Lac qui Parle | 1,466 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lac Qui Parle Valley School | Lac qui Parle | 800 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Our Savior'S Lutheran of Baxter | Lac qui Parle | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| St. Joseph Catholic Church | Lac qui Parle | 225 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lac Qui Parle State Park | Lac qui Parle | 195 | 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, “Puris Foods, PWSID MN5370201, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/puris-foods-mn5370201 (data as of October 1, 2026).