Public water system · MN5300026
ActiveZion Lutheran Church and School
At a glance
Zion Lutheran Church and School (PWSID MN5300026) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Isanti County, Minnesota. It reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Zion Lutheran Church and School compare with other water systems in Isanti County?
By EPA's size categories, Zion Lutheran Church and School is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Isanti County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 396 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 28,141 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 Zion Lutheran Church and School is about 65% 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 Zion Lutheran Church and School?
EPA lists Zion Lutheran Church and School 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. 59 of the 71 active systems in Isanti County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Zion Lutheran Church and School have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and January 2013. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Zion Lutheran Church and School: frequently asked questions
Who runs Zion Lutheran Church and School?
Zion Lutheran Church and School (PWSID MN5300026) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Zion Lutheran Church and School serve?
Zion Lutheran Church and School reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections in Isanti County, Minnesota.
Where does Zion Lutheran Church and School 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 Zion Lutheran Church and School have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. 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 Zion Lutheran Church and School'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 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Zion Lutheran Church and School's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Zion Lutheran Church and School 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 Isanti County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | Isanti | 9,862 | Community | Groundwater |
| Isanti | Isanti | 7,386 | Community | Groundwater |
| Braham | Isanti | 1,789 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kwik Trip of Cambridge - Store No. 1177 | Isanti | 1,050 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| New Hope Community Church | Isanti | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cambridge Middle School | Isanti | 660 | Non-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, “Zion Lutheran Church and School, PWSID MN5300026, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/zion-lutheran-church-and-school-mn5300026 (data as of October 1, 2026).