Public water system · MN5560238
ActiveSpirit Lake Campground
At a glance
Spirit Lake Campground (PWSID MN5560238) is an active transient non-community water system in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reports serving 110 people through 42 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
110
Service connections
42
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Spirit Lake Campground compare with other water systems in Otter Tail County?
By EPA's size categories, Spirit Lake Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otter Tail County has 270 active public water systems. Its population served is about 33% below the county average of 164 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% 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 Spirit Lake Campground is about 24% 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 Spirit Lake Campground?
EPA lists Spirit Lake 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 Spirit Lake Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-31 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitratecode 1040 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records. 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.
Spirit Lake Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Spirit Lake Campground?
Spirit Lake Campground (PWSID MN5560238) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Spirit Lake Campground serve?
Spirit Lake Campground reports serving 110 people through 42 service connections in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
Where does Spirit Lake 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 Spirit Lake Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. 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 Spirit Lake 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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Spirit Lake Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Spirit Lake 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, “Spirit Lake Campground, PWSID MN5560238, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/spirit-lake-campground-mn5560238 (data as of October 1, 2026).