Question 1

Is Martin water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Martin (PWS ID: SD4600202) has 116 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,500 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Martin serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Martin serves 1,500 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Martin or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 460 service connections. The operator address is listed in Martin, South Dakota.

Question 3

What type of violations does Martin have?

Accepted Answer

Martin has 116 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 90 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Martin water?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

What water source does Martin use?

Accepted Answer

Martin 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 Martin sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Martin ranks #16,036 of 29,740 by people served, and #73 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 Martin's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Martin has 116 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 24% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 76% of that cohort has fewer violations than Martin. 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	15	1998
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	14	1998
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	4	2006
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	4	2006
Combined Uranium	MR	3	2006
Arsenic	MCL	3	2010
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	1993
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	1993
Endrin	MR	2	1993
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1993
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	1993
Simazine	MR	2	1993
Aldicarb	MR	2	1993
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	2	1993
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	2	1993
Carbofuran	MR	2	1993
OXAMYL	MR	2	1993
Dinoseb	MR	2	1993
2,4,5-TP	MR	2	1993
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	1993
2,4-D	MR	2	1993
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	1993
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE	MR	2	1993
Endothall	MR	2	1993
Diquat	MR	2	1993
Picloram	MR	2	1993
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	2	1993
LASSO	MR	2	1993
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	1993
Dalapon	MR	2	1993

Martin

Martin standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Martin

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served