Public water system · MN5500093
ActiveZion Lutheran Church
At a glance
Zion Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5500093) is an active transient non-community water system in Mower 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 8 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010.
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 Zion Lutheran Church compare with other water systems in Mower County?
By EPA's size categories, Zion Lutheran Church is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Mower County has 54 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 679 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 36,656 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 Zion Lutheran Church 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 Zion Lutheran Church?
EPA lists Zion Lutheran Church 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. 37 of the 54 active systems in Mower County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Zion Lutheran Church have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and July 2010. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 3 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
All 8 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: frequently asked questions
Who runs Zion Lutheran Church?
Zion Lutheran Church (PWSID MN5500093) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MN state drinking water program.
How many people does Zion Lutheran Church serve?
Zion Lutheran Church reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Mower County, Minnesota.
Where does Zion Lutheran Church 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 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. 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'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 8 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2010. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MN state drinking water program.
Where can I find Zion Lutheran Church's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Zion Lutheran Church 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 Mower County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Utilities | Mower | 26,174 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grand Meadow | Mower | 1,154 | Community | Groundwater |
| High Forest Rest Area Mndot | Mower | 1,001 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Leroy | Mower | 959 | Community | Groundwater |
| Beaver Trails Jellystone | Mower | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brownsdale | Mower | 682 | 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, PWSID MN5500093, Minnesota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/minnesota/zion-lutheran-church-mn5500093 (data as of October 1, 2026).