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Community Water System · PWS 084690528

Rosebud Rural Water System

Operator location Rosebud, EPA Region 8 — Tribal Water Systems - larger served population (> 3,309) at 5,500 people served; 132 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

5,500
People served (this PWS)
132
EPA violations (this PWS)
3
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Rosebud Rural Water System standing, high SDWIS violation third

5,500 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 2% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #7,248 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Rosebud Rural Water System sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (132), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (5,500; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#7,248 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#6 of 55
Population · 08
132
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
1,686
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
126
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2013
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 2020
CYANIDE MR 3 2020
Benzene MR 2 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 2020
Chlorine MR 2 2012
Fluoride MR 2 2020
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 2020
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 2020
Dinoseb MR 2 2020
Simazine MR 2 2020
Toxaphene MR 2 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 2020
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2020
Atrazine MR 2 2020
Picloram MR 2 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 2020
Glyphosate MR 2 2020
OXAMYL MR 2 2020
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 2020
Heptachlor MR 2 2020

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Rosebud Rural Water System has 132 recorded EPA violations, 79% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 21% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (3 of 132), and it ranks #7,248 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

132 Higher than most more violations than 79% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 29 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
HFPO-DA 6/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/4/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/4/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 6/4/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 6/4/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/4/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/4/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 6/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 6/4/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/4/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/4/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/4/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/4/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Rosebud Rural Water System

EPA SDWIS lists 5,500 people served and 1,686 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

132 violations · 5,500 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Rosebud Rural Water System

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater