Public water system record
Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric
Serves Rapid City and Colonial Pine Hills, Pennington County, SD · 1,200 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric 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
- Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by South Dakota, September 2009.
- Record on file since 1976, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 179 unknown out of 425 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 Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (19 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began April 2010, Resolved.
Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 16 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1991 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1991 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Dakota regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric between 1991 and 2009, filed as 15 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2009 | South Dakota | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations (14 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Sep 24, 1991 | South Dakota | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric 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