Groundwater Rule (GWR) violations in Minnesota
16 active public water systems in Minnesota had a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation in the past three years, 11 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Groundwater Rule (GWR) is and why it matters.
Systems with a Groundwater Rule (GWR) violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Redby/red Lake County |
2,099 | 8 | 2 | |
|
Vermilion County |
450 | 5 | 1 | |
|
Ponemah County |
371 | 9 | 1 | |
|
Nett Lake County |
295 | 6 | 1 | |
|
Palisade Aitkin County |
166 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Dunmire's on the Lakes Crow Wing County |
100 | 2 | 2 | |
|
Shangri-La Resort St. Louis County |
55 | 1 | 0 | |
|
All Craft Exteriors Olmsted County |
50 | 3 | 2 | |
|
Jack's Shack Aitkin County |
50 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Aspenwood Townhomes Cook County |
25 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Holiday Stationstore No. 3517 Cook County |
25 | 2 | 1 | |
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Split Rock Lighthouse Historic Site Lake County |
967 | 1 | 0 | |
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Sunset Resort, Inc. St. Louis County |
140 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Northern Tier High Adventure-Bsa Lake County |
110 | 3 | 1 | |
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Myrtle Lake Resort St. Louis County |
70 | 3 | 1 | |
|
Timber's Edge Grill and Bar St. Louis County |
25 | 3 | 1 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Groundwater Rule (GWR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Groundwater Rule (GWR) alone.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Minnesota records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.