Public water system · MN1240019
ActiveSt. John'S Lutheran Community
At a glance
St. John'S Lutheran Community (PWSID MN1240019) is an active community water system in Freeborn County, Minnesota. It reports serving 202 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
202
Service connections
1
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does St. John'S Lutheran Community compare with other water systems in Freeborn County?
By EPA's size categories, St. John'S Lutheran Community is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Freeborn County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 526 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 28,918 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so St. John'S Lutheran Community is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Minnesota has 987 active community water systems, 15% of the state's 6,465 active systems. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 89 Minnesota systems (1.4%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates St. John'S Lutheran Community?
EPA lists St. John'S Lutheran Community 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. 32 of the 55 active systems in Freeborn County (58%) are also privately owned.
Does St. John'S Lutheran Community have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Chlorite. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chloritecode 1009 | No | Archived |
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 Community: frequently asked questions
Who runs St. John'S Lutheran Community?
St. John'S Lutheran Community (PWSID MN1240019) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does St. John'S Lutheran Community serve?
St. John'S Lutheran Community reports serving 202 people through 1 service connection in Freeborn County, Minnesota.
Where does St. John'S Lutheran Community get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does St. John'S Lutheran Community have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. 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 Community'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 not health-based, and the most recent began in February 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find St. John'S Lutheran Community's water quality report?
As a community water system, St. John'S Lutheran Community must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Freeborn County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lea | Freeborn | 18,492 | Community | Groundwater |
| Albert Lea Information Center Mndot | Freeborn | 1,306 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Clarks Grove | Freeborn | 695 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alden | Freeborn | 661 | Community | Groundwater |
| Oakland Woods Rest Area Mndot | Freeborn | 644 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Albert Lea | Freeborn | 600 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased 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, “St. John'S Lutheran Community, PWSID MN1240019, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/st-john-s-lutheran-community-mn1240019 (data as of October 1, 2026).