Community Water System · PWS SD4600321
Sturgis
Operator location Sturgis, South Dakota - 0% of 87 violations are health-based (lower-third health share (≤ 1%)); groundwater source; 7,020 served per SDWIS.
- 7,020
- People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems
- 87
- EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
- 0
- Health-based (this PWS) Lower third by health-based share
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS) Tested, none detected
Sturgis standing, high SDWIS violation third
0% of 87 recorded violations are health-based - lower-third health share (≤ 1%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 0% is lower-third health share (≤ 1%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #6,119 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Sturgis sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (87), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (7,020; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is only 0% - almost all of this trail is monitoring or reporting. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #6,119 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #22 of 171
- Population · SD
- 87
- Total EPA violations on record
- 0%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,175
- County
- Meade
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 85
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldicarb | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Endrin | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Chlordane | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Simazine | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Dalapon | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Picloram | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| LASSO | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Atrazine | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 3 | 1993 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 1 | 1976 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Sturgis has 87 recorded EPA violations, 70% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 30% carry more. 0% of this system's own violations are health-based (0 of 87), and it ranks #6,119 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)
87 Around the middle fewer violations than 30% 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
How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems
Sturgis plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.
Violation volume vs. health-based share
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:2 FTS | 8/11/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/11/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/11/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/11/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/11/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/11/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/11/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/11/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/11/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/11/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/11/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/11/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/11/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/11/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/11/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/11/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/11/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/11/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 2/3/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 2/3/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 2/3/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 2/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 2/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 2/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 2/3/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 2/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 2/3/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 2/3/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 2/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 2/3/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 2/3/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 2/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 2/3/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 2/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 2/3/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 2/3/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 2/3/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 2/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 2/3/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Sturgis
0 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for SD4600321.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
87 violations · 7,020 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Sturgis
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- See how every tracked system in South Dakota compares on the same EPA violation measures. South Dakota systems
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