Public water system · MN5250257
ActiveXcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg.
At a glance
Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. (PWSID MN5250257) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. compare with other water systems in Goodhue County?
By EPA's size categories, Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Goodhue County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is about 59% below the county average of 489 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 43,962 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Minnesota, the 6,465 active systems average 820 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. is about half of that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Minnesota has 470 active non-transient non-community water systems, 7.3% 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 Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg.?
EPA lists Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. 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. 75 of the 90 active systems in Goodhue County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2003. The violations listed here began between September 2000 and May 2003. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (2 of them). EPA lists 1 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg.?
Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. (PWSID MN5250257) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. serve?
Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
Where does Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. 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 Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2003. 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 Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg.'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 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2003. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg.'s water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg. is a non-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 Goodhue County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Wing | Goodhue | 16,459 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cannon Falls | Goodhue | 4,237 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pine Island | Goodhue | 3,324 | Community | Groundwater |
| Zumbrota | Goodhue | 3,172 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kenyon | Goodhue | 1,817 | Community | Groundwater |
| Goodhue | Goodhue | 1,200 | 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, “Xcel Energy/Prairie Island-Admin. Bldg., PWSID MN5250257, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/xcel-energy-prairie-island-admin-bldg-mn5250257 (data as of October 1, 2026).