Public water system · MN5710142
ActiveRiverside Church
At a glance
Riverside Church (PWSID MN5710142) is an active transient non-community water system in Sherburne County, Minnesota. It reports serving 1,500 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,500
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Riverside Church compare with other water systems in Sherburne County?
By EPA's size categories, Riverside Church is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Sherburne County has 78 active public water systems, and Riverside Church is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 753 people per system, and accounts for 2.6% of the 58,729 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 Riverside Church is about 10 times 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 Riverside Church?
EPA lists Riverside Church 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. 66 of the 78 active systems in Sherburne County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Riverside Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2007 and August 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-09-01 | 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.
Riverside Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Riverside Church?
Riverside Church (PWSID MN5710142) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Riverside Church serve?
Riverside Church reports serving 1,500 people through 1 service connection in Sherburne County, Minnesota.
Where does Riverside Church 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 Riverside Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. 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 Riverside Church'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Riverside Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Riverside Church 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 Sherburne County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk River | Sherburne | 19,532 | Community | Groundwater |
| Big Lake | Sherburne | 13,056 | Community | Groundwater |
| Zimmerman | Sherburne | 6,772 | Community | Groundwater |
| Becker | Sherburne | 5,034 | Community | Groundwater |
| St. Cloud Travel Information Mndot | Sherburne | 1,298 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Clear Lake | Sherburne | 802 | 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, “Riverside Church, PWSID MN5710142, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/riverside-church-mn5710142 (data as of October 1, 2026).