Public water system · MN5560727
ActiveRose Shores Campground
At a glance
Rose Shores Campground (PWSID MN5560727) is an active transient non-community water system in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reports serving 60 people through 28 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
28
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rose Shores Campground compare with other water systems in Otter Tail County?
By EPA's size categories, Rose Shores Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otter Tail County has 270 active public water systems. Its population served is about 63% below the county average of 164 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 44,181 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 Rose Shores Campground is about 58% 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 Rose Shores Campground?
EPA lists Rose Shores Campground 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. 239 of the 270 active systems in Otter Tail County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Rose Shores Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and January 2024. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Archived |
| 2005-06-13 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Rose Shores Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rose Shores Campground?
Rose Shores Campground (PWSID MN5560727) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Rose Shores Campground serve?
Rose Shores Campground reports serving 60 people through 28 service connections in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
Where does Rose Shores Campground 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 Rose Shores Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Rose Shores Campground'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 3 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rose Shores Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rose Shores Campground 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 Otter Tail County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Falls | Otter Tail | 14,194 | Community | Surface water |
| Perham | Otter Tail | 3,421 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pelican Rapids | Otter Tail | 2,577 | Community | Groundwater |
| New York Mills | Otter Tail | 1,287 | Community | Groundwater |
| Parkers Prairie | Otter Tail | 1,023 | Community | Groundwater |
| Battle Lake | Otter Tail | 918 | 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, “Rose Shores Campground, PWSID MN5560727, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/rose-shores-campground-mn5560727 (data as of October 1, 2026).