Transient Non-Community · PWSID MN5691064

Echo Trail Tavern

Serves 50 peopleGroundwater Under InfluenceOwner: PrivateBuyck, Minnesota
Nothing open that measures the water, but 11 open testing or paperwork violations.

A missed test is not evidence of bad water. It also is not evidence of good water: for that period nobody checked.

On record since 2016: 66 violations. 7 treatment lapses · 48 missed or late tests · 11 notices or reports. Most recent began 2025-04-01.

None of them is a measurement of contaminated water.

For this year's test results, ask the utility for its annual Consumer Confidence Report. Every community system must publish one.

0Over the limit
7Treatment lapse
48Missed or late test
11Notice or report11 open

More violations on record than 99% of active water systems in Minnesota. Small systems with no staff chemist often rack up missed-test violations; big utilities rarely do.

The record, year by year

2005201020152016 · Treatment lapse: 12018 · Treatment lapse: 32018 · Treatment lapse: 32018 · Missed or late test: 72018 · Missed or late test: 72018 · Missed or late test: 72018 · Missed or late test: 72019 · Missed or late test: 182019 · Missed or late test: 182019 · Missed or late test: 182019 · Missed or late test: 182019 · Missed or late test: 182019 · Missed or late test: 182019 · Missed or late test: 182019 · Missed or late test: 182019 · Missed or late test: 182020 · Treatment lapse: 22020 · Missed or late test: 62020 · Missed or late test: 62020 · Missed or late test: 620202021 · Missed or late test: 12022 · Missed or late test: 32022 · Missed or late test: 32022 · Notice or report: 12023 · Treatment lapse: 12023 · Missed or late test: 52023 · Missed or late test: 52023 · Missed or late test: 52023 · Notice or report: 22024 · Missed or late test: 72024 · Missed or late test: 72024 · Missed or late test: 72024 · Missed or late test: 72024 · Notice or report: 82024 · Notice or report: 82024 · Notice or report: 82024 · Notice or report: 82025 · Missed or late test: 12025
One square ≈ 2 violations (rounded up), by the year they began. Empty columns are years with nothing on EPA's record.
11% treatment lapse · 773% missed or late test · 4817% notice or report · 11

Across Minnesota, 77% of violations are missed or late tests and 9% are water over a limit.

Open now (11)

  1. 2024-11-18Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  2. 2024-10-26Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  3. 2024-09-11Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  4. 2024-07-23Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  5. 2024-07-07Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  6. 2024-05-21Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  7. 2024-03-13Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  8. 2023-06-10Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  9. 2023-05-14Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  10. 2022-05-25Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen

Every violation on record

  1. 2025-04-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  2. 2024-11-18Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  3. 2024-10-26Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  4. 2024-09-11Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  5. 2024-08-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  6. 2024-07-23Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  7. 2024-07-07Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  8. 2024-07-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  9. 2024-06-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  10. 2024-05-21Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  11. 2024-04-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  12. 2024-03-13Public Notice ×2PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  13. 2024-03-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  14. 2024-02-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  15. 2024-01-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  16. 2023-12-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  17. 2023-11-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  18. 2023-10-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  19. 2023-06-10Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  20. 2023-06-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  21. 2023-05-14Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
  22. 2023-03-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  23. 2023-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  24. 2022-09-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  25. 2022-05-25Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationOpen
Show the other 40 entries
  1. 2022-05-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  2. 2022-02-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  3. 2021-09-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  4. 2020-12-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  5. 2020-12-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  6. 2020-10-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  7. 2020-03-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  8. 2020-03-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  9. 2020-02-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  10. 2020-01-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  11. 2020-01-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  12. 2019-12-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  13. 2019-12-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  14. 2019-11-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  15. 2019-11-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  16. 2019-10-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  17. 2019-10-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  18. 2019-09-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  19. 2019-09-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  20. 2019-08-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  21. 2019-07-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  22. 2019-07-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  23. 2019-06-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  24. 2019-05-01E. ColiMonitoring, Source Water (LT2)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  25. 2019-04-01E. ColiMonitoring, Source Water (LT2)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  26. 2019-04-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  27. 2019-03-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  28. 2019-01-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  29. 2019-01-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  30. 2018-12-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  31. 2018-11-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  32. 2018-10-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  33. 2018-10-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  34. 2018-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  35. 2018-09-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  36. 2018-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  37. 2018-06-01E. ColiMonitoring, RegularPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  38. 2018-06-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  39. 2018-05-01E. ColiMonitoring, RegularPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  40. 2016-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance

System details

Population served50
Service connections1
Water sourceGroundwater Under Influence
System typeTransient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityBuyck
EPA ZIP on file55771

Areas served

  • St. Louis County

Reading this record

Echo Trail Tavern is a transient non-community that draws from groundwater under influence and serves about 50 people in Buyck, Minnesota. Everything above comes from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), where states report every violation by every public water system.

Four kinds of violation. Only one is a measurement of the water: over the limit means a test came back above a legal maximum (an MCL). A treatment lapse means a required protective step was not done, such as disinfection, filtration, fixing a defect an inspector found, or filing a lead-pipe inventory. A missed or late test means a required test was skipped or never reported. That is the most common kind, and the most misread: it does not mean the water was bad, and it does not mean the water was fine. Notices and reports covers public notices and the annual Consumer Confidence Report.

Status. “Back in compliance” means the state recorded a return to compliance. “Period ended” means the violation's compliance period is over but no return to compliance was ever filed, which is common in older records. EPA's federal copy lags state records by months, so call the utility for anything current.