Public water system · MN5050030
ActiveWapicada Golf Course
At a glance
Wapicada Golf Course (PWSID MN5050030) is an active transient non-community water system in Benton County, Minnesota. It reports serving 157 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
157
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wapicada Golf Course compare with other water systems in Benton County?
By EPA's size categories, Wapicada Golf Course is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Benton County has 68 active public water systems. Its population served is about 63% below the county average of 421 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 28,627 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 Wapicada Golf Course is roughly in line with 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 Wapicada Golf Course?
EPA lists Wapicada Golf Course 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. 62 of the 68 active systems in Benton County (91%) are also privately owned.
Does Wapicada Golf Course have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Wapicada Golf Course: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wapicada Golf Course?
Wapicada Golf Course (PWSID MN5050030) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Wapicada Golf Course serve?
Wapicada Golf Course reports serving 157 people through 2 service connections in Benton County, Minnesota.
Where does Wapicada Golf Course 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 Wapicada Golf Course have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. 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 Wapicada Golf Course'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 health-based, and the most recent began in August 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wapicada Golf Course's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wapicada Golf Course 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 Benton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauk Rapids | Benton | 13,835 | Community | Groundwater |
| Foley | Benton | 2,711 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rice | Benton | 2,187 | Community | Groundwater |
| South Heaven Grocery | Benton | 825 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Speedway #4453 | Benton | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Joy Christian Center | Benton | 600 | 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, “Wapicada Golf Course, PWSID MN5050030, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/wapicada-golf-course-mn5050030 (data as of October 1, 2026).