Question 1

Is Deberg Well Users Association water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Deberg Well Users Association (PWS ID: SD4602095) has 52 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 54 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Deberg Well Users Association serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Deberg Well Users Association serves 54 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Spearfish or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 24 service connections. The operator address is listed in Spearfish, South Dakota.

Question 3

What type of violations does Deberg Well Users Association have?

Accepted Answer

Deberg Well Users Association has 52 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 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 Deberg Well Users Association water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Deberg Well Users Association under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Deberg Well Users Association use?

Accepted Answer

Deberg Well Users Association 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

How does Deberg Well Users Association's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Deberg Well Users Association has 52 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 42% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 57% of that cohort has fewer violations than Deberg Well Users Association. 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)	MCL	3	1993
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	1998
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1993
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1993
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1993
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1993
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1993
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1993
Benzene	MR	2	1993
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	1993
Toluene	MR	2	1993
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule	TT	2	2015
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	1993
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1993
Styrene	MR	2	1993
Asbestos	MR	2	1993
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1993
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	1993

Deberg Well Users Association

Deberg Well Users Association standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Deberg Well Users Association

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count