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Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati

Piedmont, South Dakota 57769 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 48 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

48
People served
225
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 225 drinking-water violations at Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati, 5% of them health-based - above the South Dakota per-system average.

225
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
48
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati

Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 48 residents in Piedmont, South Dakota (Meade County) through 22 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 225 total violations for this system , of which 12 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 213 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 12 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati's 225 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
48
Total Violations
225
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
22
County
Meade
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
213
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2015
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2000
Ethylbenzene MR 10 2000
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 10 2000
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 10 2000
Xylenes, Total MR 10 2000
Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 2000
Styrene MR 10 2000
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2000
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2000
Trichloroethylene MR 10 2000
Toluene MR 10 2000
Tetrachloroethylene MR 10 2000
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 10 2000
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2000
CHLOROBENZENE MR 10 2000
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 10 2000
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 2000
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 2000
Benzene MR 10 2000
Vinyl chloride MR 10 2000
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2000
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1997

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 Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati.

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 SD4602172 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
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 3100
2000 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2380
2000 Ethylbenzene MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2992
2000 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2378
2000 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2985
2000 Xylenes, Total MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2955
2000 Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2982
2000 Styrene MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2996
2000 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2968
2000 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2969
2000 Trichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2984
2000 Toluene MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2991
2000 Tetrachloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2987
2000 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2964
2000 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / SD4602172 / 2977

How Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati Compares

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

Metric Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati South Dakota avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 225 86 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 48 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 Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati water safe to drink? ▼
Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati (PWS ID: SD4602172) has 225 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 48 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati serve? ▼
Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati serves 48 people in Piedmont, South Dakota. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 22 service connections.
What type of violations does Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati have? ▼
Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati has 225 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 213 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati use? ▼
Pleasant Valley Homeowners Associati 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.