Lincoln County, South Dakota
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet SD083 · Lincoln County 8 sys · 350 viol · #1198/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-TINY · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 9.7% health
- RANK-UPPER #1198/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-HIGH 50.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 100%
- SYS-TINY 8 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Brown County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Lincoln County ranks #1,198 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #5 of 65 counties in South Dakota. See methodology · corpus placement.
Lincoln County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 9.7% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 50.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,198 of 3,254 · #5 of 65 in South Dakota.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Lincoln County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Lincoln County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
Water Systems
| System Name | Population | Violations | PFAS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 10,297 | 14 | Detected |
| Tea | 7,381 | 24 | Clean |
| Lincoln County Rural Water System | 5,965 | 6 | Detected |
| South Lincoln Rural Water System | 5,250 | 66 | Clean |
| Canton | 3,066 | 66 | - |
| Lennox | 2,571 | 20 | - |
| Worthing | 939 | 124 | - |
| Hudson | 332 | 30 | - |
Compare beyond South Dakota
Mid-flagged peers for Lincoln County
Cross-state counties nearest Lincoln County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (350). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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