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St. John'S Lutheran Church

At a glance

St. John'S Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5540103) is an active transient non-community water system in Norman County, Minnesota. It reports serving 100 people through 2 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 April 2003.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

100

Service connections

2

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMN5540103
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served100
Service connections2
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMN state drinking water program
City served—
StateMinnesota
ZIP—
CountyNorman County

How does St. John'S Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Norman County?

By EPA's size categories, St. John'S Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Norman County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 220 people per system, and accounts for 2.2% of the 4,628 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 St. John'S Lutheran Church is about 31% 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 St. John'S Lutheran Church?

EPA lists St. John'S 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. 12 of the 21 active systems in Norman County (57%) are also privately owned.

Does St. John'S Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2003. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2003-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100YesResolved

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.

St. John'S Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions

Who runs St. John'S Lutheran Church?

St. John'S Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5540103) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.

How many people does St. John'S Lutheran Church serve?

St. John'S Lutheran Church reports serving 100 people through 2 service connections in Norman County, Minnesota.

Where does St. John'S 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 St. John'S Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 St. John'S 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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.

Where can I find St. John'S Lutheran Church's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St. John'S 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 Norman County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
AdaNorman1,725CommunityGroundwater
Twin ValleyNorman707CommunityGroundwater
HalstadNorman548CommunityGroundwater
HendrumNorman285CommunityGroundwater
GaryNorman226CommunityGroundwater
ShellyNorman174CommunityGroundwater

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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, “St. John'S Lutheran Church, PWSID MN5540103, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/st-john-s-lutheran-church-mn5540103 (data as of October 1, 2026).