Public water system · MN5250270
ActiveXcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center
At a glance
Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center (PWSID MN5250270) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Goodhue County, Minnesota. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. 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 July 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center compare with other water systems in Goodhue County?
By EPA's size categories, Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Goodhue County has 90 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 489 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 - Dist Center is well below 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 - Dist Center?
EPA lists Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center 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 - Dist Center have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2023 and July 2023. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Toluene, Ethylbenzene, Styrene and 1,1,1-Trichloroethane. EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
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.
Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center?
Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center (PWSID MN5250270) 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 - Dist Center serve?
Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
Where does Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center 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 - Dist Center 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 July 2023. 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 - Dist Center'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 July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Xcel Energy/Prairie Island - Dist Center 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 - Dist Center, PWSID MN5250270, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/xcel-energy-prairie-island-dist-center-mn5250270 (data as of October 1, 2026).