Question 1

Is Elk Point water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Elk Point (PWS ID: SD4600116) has 87 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 2,124 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Elk Point serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Elk Point serves 2,124 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Elk Point or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 897 service connections. The operator address is listed in Elk Point, South Dakota.

Question 3

What type of violations does Elk Point have?

Accepted Answer

Elk Point has 87 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 80 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Elk Point water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Elk Point under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Elk Point use?

Accepted Answer

Elk Point uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Elk Point sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Elk Point ranks #13,100 of 29,740 by people served, and #66 of 171 in South Dakota. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Elk Point's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Elk Point has 87 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 30% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 70% of that cohort has fewer violations than Elk Point. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	12	2008
Nitrate	MR	6	2008
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	3	2005
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2004
LASSO	MR	2	2011
Heptachlor	MR	2	2011
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2011
Atrazine	MR	2	2011
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2011
Methoxychlor	MR	2	2011
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2011
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2011
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2011
Chlordane	MR	2	2011
Simazine	MR	2	2011
Dinoseb	MR	2	2011
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	2011
Picloram	MR	2	2011
Endothall	MR	2	2011
Glyphosate	MR	2	2011
OXAMYL	MR	2	2011
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2011
Carbofuran	MR	2	2011
Toxaphene	MR	2	2011
2,4-D	MR	2	2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2011
Dalapon	MR	2	2011
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2011
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	2	1994

Elk Point

Elk Point standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Elk Point

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served