Public water system record
Garretson
Serves Garretson, Minnehaha County, SD · 1,228 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Garretson in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Garretson buys its water from Minnehaha Community Water Corp.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by South Dakota, October 2001.
- Record on file since 1976, with 54 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4 unknown out of 511 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Garretson go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 54 health-based violations (54 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1980s | 24 | 0 |
| 1990s | 26 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began February 2014, Resolved.
Show all 54 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Feb 1, 2014 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2001 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1999 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1993 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1992 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1992 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1991 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1991 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1990 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1990 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1990 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1990 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Oct 1, 1989 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1989 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1989 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1988 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1988 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1988 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Oct 1, 1987 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1987 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Apr 1, 1987 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
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Jan 1, 1987 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1986 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1986 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1986 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1986 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1985 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1985 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1985 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1985 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1984 | Resolved |
4 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.
Enforcement actions
South Dakota regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Garretson between 1989 and 2001, filed as 24 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in October 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2001 | South Dakota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 53 violations (53 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Nov 17, 1989 | South Dakota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Aug 21, 1989 | South Dakota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jan 3, 1989 | South Dakota | Civil case filed in court | 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Garretson buys its water from Minnehaha Community Water Corp. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Minnehaha Community Water Corp Dell Rapids, SD
Annual water quality report
Garretson must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by South Dakota.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells