Public water system · MN5820556
ActiveShepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
At a glance
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5820556) is an active transient non-community water system in Washington County, Minnesota. It reports serving 850 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
850
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Washington County?
By EPA's size categories, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Washington County has 192 active public water systems. Its population served is about 38% below the county average of 1,376 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 264,205 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 Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church is about 5.9 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 Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran 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. 149 of the 192 active systems in Washington County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2003. The violations listed here began between April 2003 and November 2003. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2003-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church?
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5820556) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church serve?
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church reports serving 850 people through 1 service connection in Washington County, Minnesota.
Where does Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran 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 Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2003. 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 Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran 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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran 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 Washington County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury | Washington | 82,643 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cottage Grove | Washington | 42,760 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oakdale | Washington | 30,144 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stillwater | Washington | 19,462 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hugo | Washington | 12,047 | Community | Groundwater |
| Forest Lake | Washington | 11,800 | 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, “Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, PWSID MN5820556, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/shepherd-of-the-valley-lutheran-church-mn5820556 (data as of October 1, 2026).