Public water system · MN1310017
ActiveRiver Road Community
At a glance
River Road Community (PWSID MN1310017) is an active community water system in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reports serving 80 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does River Road Community compare with other water systems in Itasca County?
By EPA's size categories, River Road Community is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Itasca County has 228 active public water systems. Its population served is about 41% below the county average of 136 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 30,939 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so River Road Community is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Minnesota has 987 active community water systems, 15% 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 River Road Community?
EPA lists River Road Community 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. 185 of the 228 active systems in Itasca County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does River Road Community have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and July 2021. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 8 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.
River Road Community: frequently asked questions
Who runs River Road Community?
River Road Community (PWSID MN1310017) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does River Road Community serve?
River Road Community reports serving 80 people through 20 service connections in Itasca County, Minnesota.
Where does River Road Community 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 River Road Community have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 River Road Community'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find River Road Community's water quality report?
As a community water system, River Road Community must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Itasca County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | Itasca | 11,346 | Community | Groundwater |
| Coleraine | Itasca | 1,997 | Community | Groundwater |
| Keewatin | Itasca | 1,068 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cohasset Municipal Water System | Itasca | 1,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nashwauk | Itasca | 971 | Community | Groundwater |
| Deer River | Itasca | 942 | 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, “River Road Community, PWSID MN1310017, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/river-road-community-mn1310017 (data as of October 1, 2026).