Public water system · MN1610009
ActiveVillage of Baycrest
At a glance
Village of Baycrest (PWSID MN1610009) is an active community water system in Pope County, Minnesota. It reports serving 60 people through 43 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
60
Service connections
43
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Village of Baycrest compare with other water systems in Pope County?
By EPA's size categories, Village of Baycrest is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pope County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 165 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 9,055 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 Village of Baycrest 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. 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 Village of Baycrest?
EPA lists Village of Baycrest 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. 45 of the 55 active systems in Pope County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Village of Baycrest have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2025 and October 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Xylenes, Total, Tetrachloroethylene, Trichloroethylene and 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Archived |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Archived |
The 12 most recent 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.
Village of Baycrest: frequently asked questions
Who runs Village of Baycrest?
Village of Baycrest (PWSID MN1610009) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Village of Baycrest serve?
Village of Baycrest reports serving 60 people through 43 service connections in Pope County, Minnesota.
Where does Village of Baycrest 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 Village of Baycrest have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Village of Baycrest'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Village of Baycrest's water quality report?
As a community water system, Village of Baycrest 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 Pope County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood | Pope | 2,705 | Community | Groundwater |
| Starbuck | Pope | 1,440 | Community | Groundwater |
| Minnewaska School | Pope | 800 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lowry | Pope | 333 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cyrus | Pope | 318 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shady Rest Resort | Pope | 220 | Transient non-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, “Village of Baycrest, PWSID MN1610009, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/village-of-baycrest-mn1610009 (data as of October 1, 2026).