Public water system record
Minnehaha Community Water Corp
Serves an area of Minnehaha County, Lincoln County and 1 more county, SD that includes Dell Rapids, Sioux Falls, Hartford and 9 more places · 13,435 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Minnehaha Community Water Corp 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
- 2
Key facts
- Minnehaha Community Water Corp draws water from 14 wells.
- Record on file since 1976, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,489 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.
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
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1976
EPA's records for Minnehaha Community Water Corp go back to 1976. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 1994, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Minnehaha Community Water Corp draws water from 14 wells. It also buys water from Lewis and Clark Regional Water Syste. 8 other community water systems buy water from Minnehaha Community Water Corp.
Buys water from
- Lewis and Clark Regional Water Syste Vermillion, SD
Community systems that buy water from it
- Baltic Baltic, SD
- Big Sioux Community Water System Egan, SD
- Colton Colton, SD
- Crooks Crooks, SD
- Dell Rapids Dell Rapids, SD
- Garretson Garretson, SD
- Hartford Hartford, SD
- Humboldt Humboldt, SD
Annual water quality report
Minnehaha Community Water Corp 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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