Public water system record
By Water District
Serves an area of Hutchinson County, Bon Homme County and 5 more counties, SD that includes Avon, Tabor, Yankton and 22 more places · 13,320 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for By Water District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- By Water District draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,245 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved | Yes |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for By Water District go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began March 2007, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2007 | Resolved |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
By Water District draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 18 other community water systems buy water from By Water District.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Avon Avon, SD
- Davison Rural Water System Inc Mitchell, SD
- East Winds Court, Inc. Yankton, SD
- Freeman Freeman, SD
- Hanson Rural Water System Emery, SD
- Irene Irene, SD
- Lesterville Lesterville, SD
- Menno Menno, SD
- Mission Hill Gayville, SD
- Mitchell Mitchell, SD
- Parkston Parkston, SD
- Scotland Scotland, SD
- TM Rural Water District Parker, SD
- Tabor Tabor, SD
- Timberland Park Yankton, SD
- Tyndall Tyndall, SD
- Utica Gayville, SD
- Volin Volin, SD
Annual water quality report
By Water 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 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.
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