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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MN5160319

Trail Center Lodge

Grand Marais, Minnesota 55604 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

100
People served
184
EPA violations
50
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 184 drinking-water violations at Trail Center Lodge, 27% of them health-based - above the Minnesota per-system average.

184
Total EPA violations on record
27%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Trail Center Lodge

Trail Center Lodge is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 100 residents in Grand Marais, Minnesota (Cook County) through 7 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 184 total violations for this system , of which 50 (27%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 134 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2018.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 81 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Minnesota, EPA tracks 6,557 public water systems serving 5,239,398 people, with 59,895 cumulative violations and 36,496 health-based violations on record. About 52% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 9.1 violations. Statewide, 149 of 196 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (76%).

Trail Center Lodge's 184 violations sit above the Minnesota average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
100
Total Violations
184
Health-Based Violations
50
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
7
County
Cook
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
134
Treatment Tech Violations
44

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 81 2016
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 42 2017
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 24 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 19 2018
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 10 2009
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2014
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 2014

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Trail Center Lodge.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MN5160319 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Minnesota Drinking Water Authority

Minnesota's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find MN regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 19 SDWIS / MN5160319 / 8000
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 42 SDWIS / MN5160319 / 0200
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 24 SDWIS / MN5160319 / 0200
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 81 SDWIS / MN5160319 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / MN5160319 / 3100
2014 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 SDWIS / MN5160319 / 0300
2009 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 10 SDWIS / MN5160319 / 0300

How Trail Center Lodge Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Trail Center Lodge Minnesota avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 184 9.1 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 50 5.6 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 76% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 100 799 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 6,557 regulated public water systems in Minnesota.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Trail Center Lodge water safe to drink? ▼
Trail Center Lodge (PWS ID: MN5160319) has 184 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 100 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Trail Center Lodge serve? ▼
Trail Center Lodge serves 100 people in Grand Marais, Minnesota. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 7 service connections.
What type of violations does Trail Center Lodge have? ▼
Trail Center Lodge has 184 total violations: 50 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 134 monitoring/reporting violations, and 44 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Trail Center Lodge water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Trail Center Lodge under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Trail Center Lodge use? ▼
Trail Center Lodge uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.