Public water system · MN5650036
ActiveSouthern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op
At a glance
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op (PWSID MN5650036) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Renville County, Minnesota. It reports serving 343 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
343
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op compare with other water systems in Renville County?
By EPA's size categories, Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Renville County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is about 14% below the county average of 398 people per system, and accounts for 3.1% of the 11,133 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op is about 20% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Minnesota has 470 active non-transient non-community water systems, 7.3% 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 Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op?
EPA lists Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op 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. 14 of the 28 active systems in Renville County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2014. The violations listed here began between January 1999 and December 2014. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2010-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-03-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op: frequently asked questions
Who runs Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op?
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op (PWSID MN5650036) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op serve?
Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op reports serving 343 people through 7 service connections in Renville County, Minnesota.
Where does Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op 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 Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op'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 5 violations for this system; all are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op is a non-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 Renville County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia | Renville | 2,353 | Community | Groundwater |
| Renville | Renville | 1,301 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fairfax | Renville | 1,295 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hector | Renville | 1,127 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bird Island | Renville | 1,024 | Community | Groundwater |
| Buffalo Lake | Renville | 703 | 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, “Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Co-Op, PWSID MN5650036, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/southern-minnesota-beet-sugar-co-op-mn5650036 (data as of October 1, 2026).