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Vale Sanitary District

Serves Vale, Butte County, SD · 120 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Vale Sanitary District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.

  • SD4600415
  • VALE
  • SD
  • 120 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 57788
EPA system ID SD4600415

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Vale Sanitary District buys its water from Butte-Meade SWD-Vale Well.
  • Record on file since 1976, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 10 unknown out of 82 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 May 21, 2024 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 Feb 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 May 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1976

EPA's records for Vale Sanitary District go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1970s 0 2
1990s 2 13
2000s 1 11
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 4
2020s 2 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began February 2010, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1994 Resolved

What the violations mean

Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

2 incidents

The 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

Vale Sanitary District buys its water from Butte-Meade SWD-Vale Well. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Vale Sanitary District 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Vale Sanitary District for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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