Public water system · MN5110519
ActiveWanaki Campground Usfs
At a glance
Wanaki Campground Usfs (PWSID MN5110519) is an active transient non-community water system in Cass County, Minnesota. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wanaki Campground Usfs compare with other water systems in Cass County?
By EPA's size categories, Wanaki Campground Usfs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Cass County has 248 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 98 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 24,374 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 Wanaki Campground Usfs is about 65% 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 Wanaki Campground Usfs?
EPA lists Wanaki Campground Usfs as owned by the federal government. 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 248 active systems in Cass County (2.4%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Wanaki Campground Usfs have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in May 2018. By type: 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-22 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Wanaki Campground Usfs: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wanaki Campground Usfs?
Wanaki Campground Usfs (PWSID MN5110519) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Wanaki Campground Usfs serve?
Wanaki Campground Usfs reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Cass County, Minnesota.
Where does Wanaki Campground Usfs 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 Wanaki Campground Usfs 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 May 2018. 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 Wanaki Campground Usfs' 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 May 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wanaki Campground Usfs' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wanaki Campground Usfs 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 Cass County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker | Cass | 990 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pine River | Cass | 939 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cass Lake Wayside Rest Mndot | Cass | 873 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cass Lake | Cass | 691 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pillager | Cass | 523 | Community | Groundwater |
| Y Mart | Cass | 500 | 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, “Wanaki Campground Usfs, PWSID MN5110519, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/wanaki-campground-usfs-mn5110519 (data as of October 1, 2026).