Public water system · MN5320032
ActiveSt. Paul Lutheran Church
At a glance
St. Paul Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5320032) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson County, Minnesota. It reports serving 300 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does St. Paul Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Jackson County?
By EPA's size categories, St. Paul Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 13 active public water systems, and St. Paul Lutheran Church is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 41% below the county average of 512 people per system, and accounts for 4.5% of the 6,655 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. Paul Lutheran Church is about twice 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. Paul Lutheran Church?
EPA lists St. Paul 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. 6 of the 13 active systems in Jackson County (46%) are also privately owned.
Does St. Paul Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2003. The violations listed here began between January 1995 and February 2003. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-06-01 | 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 |
| 1995-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 4 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.
St. Paul Lutheran Church: frequently asked questions
Who runs St. Paul Lutheran Church?
St. Paul Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5320032) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does St. Paul Lutheran Church serve?
St. Paul Lutheran Church reports serving 300 people through 3 service connections in Jackson County, Minnesota.
Where does St. Paul 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. Paul Lutheran Church have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 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. Paul 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 4 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find St. Paul Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. St. Paul 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 Jackson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | Jackson | 3,323 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lakefield | Jackson | 1,694 | Community | Groundwater |
| Heron Lake | Jackson | 691 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Okabena | Jackson | 188 | Community | Groundwater |
| Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church | Jackson | 150 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Alpha | Jackson | 112 | 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, “St. Paul Lutheran Church, PWSID MN5320032, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/st-paul-lutheran-church-mn5320032 (data as of October 1, 2026).