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Community Water System · PWS SD4600669

Happy Holiday RV Resort

Rapid City, South Dakota 57702 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 264 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

264
People served
271
EPA violations
28
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 271 drinking-water violations at Happy Holiday RV Resort, 10% of them health-based - above the South Dakota per-system average.

271
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
264
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Happy Holiday RV Resort

Happy Holiday RV Resort is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 264 residents in Rapid City, South Dakota (Pennington County) through 199 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 271 total violations for this system , of which 28 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 216 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 26 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across South Dakota, EPA tracks 654 public water systems serving 915,901 people, with 56,254 cumulative violations and 8,399 health-based violations on record. About 92% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 86 violations. Statewide, 42 of 49 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (85.7%).

Happy Holiday RV Resort's 271 violations sit above the South Dakota average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
264
Total Violations
271
Health-Based Violations
28
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
199
County
Pennington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
26
Monitoring Violations
216
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 26 2010
Coliform (TCR) MCL 26 2006
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 2011
Public Notice Other 8 2006
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 1996
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 1996
Tetrachloroethylene MR 6 1996
Ethylbenzene MR 6 1996
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 1996
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 1996
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 1996
Styrene MR 6 1996
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 1996
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 1996
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 1996
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 1996
Trichloroethylene MR 6 1996
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 1996
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 1996
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 1996
Xylenes, Total MR 6 1996
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 1996
Benzene MR 6 1996
Toluene MR 6 1996
Vinyl chloride MR 6 1996
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 1996
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2019
Heptachlor MR 2 2004
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 2004
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 2 2004

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Happy Holiday RV Resort.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID SD4600669 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

South Dakota Drinking Water Authority

South Dakota's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find SD regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 8000
2019 Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 2 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 0400
2012 Groundwater Rule Other 2 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 0700
2011 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 13 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 7000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 26 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 3100
2006 Coliform (TCR) MCL 26 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 3100
2006 Public Notice Other 8 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 7500
2004 Heptachlor MR 2 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 2065
2004 Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 2067
2004 Benzo(a)pyrene MR 2 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 2306
2004 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 2042
2004 Chlordane MR 2 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 2959
2004 Carbofuran MR 2 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 2046
2004 OXAMYL MR 2 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 2036
2004 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / SD4600669 / 2041

How Happy Holiday RV Resort Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Happy Holiday RV Resort South Dakota avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 271 86 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 28 12.8 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 85.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 264 1,400 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 654 regulated public water systems in South Dakota.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Happy Holiday RV Resort water safe to drink? ▼
Happy Holiday RV Resort (PWS ID: SD4600669) has 271 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 264 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Happy Holiday RV Resort serve? ▼
Happy Holiday RV Resort serves 264 people in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 199 service connections.
What type of violations does Happy Holiday RV Resort have? ▼
Happy Holiday RV Resort has 271 total violations: 28 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 216 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Happy Holiday RV Resort water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Happy Holiday RV Resort under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Happy Holiday RV Resort use? ▼
Happy Holiday RV Resort uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.