Public water system · MN5360187
ActiveY Knot Quick Stop
At a glance
Y Knot Quick Stop (PWSID MN5360187) is an active transient non-community water system in Koochiching County, Minnesota. It reports serving 500 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Y Knot Quick Stop compare with other water systems in Koochiching County?
By EPA's size categories, Y Knot Quick Stop is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Koochiching County has 33 active public water systems, and Y Knot Quick Stop is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 75% above the county average of 286 people per system, and accounts for 5.3% of the 9,442 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 Y Knot Quick Stop is about 3.5 times 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 Y Knot Quick Stop?
EPA lists Y Knot Quick Stop 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. 22 of the 33 active systems in Koochiching County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Y Knot Quick Stop have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. The violations listed here began between September 2011 and November 2020. By type: 11 monitoring and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (11 of them). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | 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.
Y Knot Quick Stop: frequently asked questions
Who runs Y Knot Quick Stop?
Y Knot Quick Stop (PWSID MN5360187) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Y Knot Quick Stop serve?
Y Knot Quick Stop reports serving 500 people through 1 service connection in Koochiching County, Minnesota.
Where does Y Knot Quick Stop 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 Y Knot Quick Stop have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. 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 Y Knot Quick Stop'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Y Knot Quick Stop's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Y Knot Quick Stop 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 Koochiching County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Falls | Koochiching | 5,637 | Community | Surface water |
| Ranier | Koochiching | 565 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Littlefork | Koochiching | 542 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sha Sha Resort | Koochiching | 300 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Rainy Lake Houseboats | Koochiching | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Camp Kooch-I-Ching | Koochiching | 200 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
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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, “Y Knot Quick Stop, PWSID MN5360187, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/y-knot-quick-stop-mn5360187 (data as of October 1, 2026).