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Public water system · MN5120033

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St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish

At a glance

St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish (PWSID MN5120033) is an active transient non-community water system in Chippewa County, Minnesota. It reports serving 200 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system.

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

Population served

200

Service connections

2

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDMN5120033
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served200
Service connections2
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyMN state drinking water program
City served—
StateMinnesota
ZIP—
CountyChippewa County

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

By EPA's size categories, St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chippewa County has 22 active public water systems, and St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 415 people per system, and accounts for 2.2% of the 9,138 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 & Parish is about 39% above 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 & Parish?

EPA lists St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish 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. 15 of the 22 active systems in Chippewa County (68%) are also privately owned.

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

No SDWA violations on record.

EPA's SDWA violation and enforcement data (via EPA ECHO, updated quarterly) lists no violations for St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish. For the latest compliance status, check EPA ECHO for current compliance history.

St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish: frequently asked questions

Who runs St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish?

St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish (PWSID MN5120033) 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 & Parish serve?

St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish reports serving 200 people through 2 service connections in Chippewa County, Minnesota.

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

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system.

Is St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish'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 Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.

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

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St. John'S Lutheran Church & Parish 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 Chippewa County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
MontevideoChippewa5,337CommunityGroundwater
Clara CityChippewa1,372CommunityGroundwater
MilanChippewa418CommunityGroundwater
MaynardChippewa388CommunityGroundwater
Bunde Christian Reformed ChurchChippewa375Transient non-communityGroundwater
WatsonChippewa175CommunityGroundwater

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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 & Parish, PWSID MN5120033, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/st-john-s-lutheran-church-parish-mn5120033 (data as of October 1, 2026).