Public water system · MN5160085
ActiveRockwood Lodge & Outfitters
At a glance
Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters (PWSID MN5160085) is an active transient non-community water system in Cook County, Minnesota. It reports serving 56 people through 15 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
56
Service connections
15
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters compare with other water systems in Cook County?
By EPA's size categories, Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cook County has 98 active public water systems. Its population served is about 34% below the county average of 85 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 8,349 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 Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters is about 61% 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 61 Minnesota systems (0.9%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters?
EPA lists Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters 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. 83 of the 98 active systems in Cook County (85%) are also privately owned.
Does Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. The violations listed here began between May 1996 and July 2014. By type: 5 required treatment not met and 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1996-09-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-08-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-05-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters?
Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters (PWSID MN5160085) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters serve?
Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters reports serving 56 people through 15 service connections in Cook County, Minnesota.
Where does Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. 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 Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters' 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 7 violations for this system; 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters 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 Cook County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Marais | Cook | 1,344 | Community | Surface water |
| Lamb'S Resort and Campground | Cook | 475 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Bluefin Bay | Cook | 435 | Non-transient non-community | Surface water |
| Caribou Highlands Lodge | Cook | 335 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Naniboujou Lodge | Cook | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Americinn of Tofte | Cook | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
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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, “Rockwood Lodge & Outfitters, PWSID MN5160085, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/rockwood-lodge-outfitters-mn5160085 (data as of October 1, 2026).