Public water system · MN5550317
ActiveWillow Creek Golf Course
At a glance
Willow Creek Golf Course (PWSID MN5550317) is an active transient non-community water system in Olmsted County, Minnesota. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. 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 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Willow Creek Golf Course compare with other water systems in Olmsted County?
By EPA's size categories, Willow Creek Golf Course is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Olmsted County has 81 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,816 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 147,054 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 Willow Creek Golf Course 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 Willow Creek Golf Course?
EPA lists Willow Creek 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. 72 of the 81 active systems in Olmsted County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Willow Creek 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 2012. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-01 | 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.
Willow Creek Golf Course: frequently asked questions
Who runs Willow Creek Golf Course?
Willow Creek Golf Course (PWSID MN5550317) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Willow Creek Golf Course serve?
Willow Creek Golf Course reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
Where does Willow Creek 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 Willow Creek 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 2012. 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 Willow Creek 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 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Willow Creek Golf Course's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Willow Creek 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.
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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, “Willow Creek Golf Course, PWSID MN5550317, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/willow-creek-golf-course-mn5550317 (data as of October 1, 2026).