Public water system · MN5470117
ActiveTire Center
At a glance
Tire Center (PWSID MN5470117) is an active transient non-community water system in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Tire Center compare with other water systems in Meeker County?
By EPA's size categories, Tire Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Meeker County has 54 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 315 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 17,022 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 Tire Center is well 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 Tire Center?
EPA lists Tire Center 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. 39 of the 54 active systems in Meeker County (72%) are also privately owned.
Does Tire Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and January 2024. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | 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.
Tire Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tire Center?
Tire Center (PWSID MN5470117) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Tire Center serve?
Tire Center reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Meeker County, Minnesota.
Where does Tire Center 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 Tire Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. 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 Tire Center'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tire Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tire Center 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 Meeker County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield | Meeker | 6,786 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dassel | Meeker | 1,503 | Community | Groundwater |
| Eden Valley | Meeker | 1,042 | Community | Groundwater |
| Watkins | Meeker | 958 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Grove Creek Raceway | Meeker | 950 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Grove City | Meeker | 635 | 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, “Tire Center, PWSID MN5470117, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/tire-center-mn5470117 (data as of October 1, 2026).