Public water system record
Worthing
Serves Worthing, Lincoln County, SD · 939 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Worthing in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Worthing buys its water from South Lincoln Rural Water System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by South Dakota, November 2005.
- Record on file since 1976, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3 unknown out of 383 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Mar 30, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Worthing go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 47 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 3 | 29 |
| 2000s | 0 | 16 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began February 2014, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 18, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 13, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
South Dakota regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Worthing in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2005 | South Dakota | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Worthing buys its water from South Lincoln Rural Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- South Lincoln Rural Water System Beresford, SD
Annual water quality report
Worthing 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