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Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violations in South Dakota

116 active public water systems in South Dakota had a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation in the past three years, 25 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Total coliform bacteria indicate that the disinfection barrier has been breached or fecal contamination is entering the system. E. coli specifically indicates fecal contamination and the possible presence of disease-causing pathogens (norovirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter). Illness can be severe in elderly, young children, and immunocompromised individuals.

Systems with a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Lower Brule Rural Water Supply System
County
1,637 7 0
Fall River Wud
Oral · Fall River County
1,057 1 0
Dot Rest Area 119 Glacial Lakes
Pierre, Sisseton · Roberts County
1,000 1 0
Dinosaur Museum
Rapid City · Pennington County
500 2 2
Spearfish Canyon Resort LLC
Lead, Spearfish · Lawrence County
492 2 1
Marty Water System
County
420 4 0
Lake Andes Tribal Housing Water System
County
264 4 0
Boxelder Civilian Conservation Ctr
Nemo · Lawrence County
220 2 1
Wagner South Housing Water System
County
200 4 0
Wagner North Housing Water System
County
180 4 0
Whitewood Forest Acres
Whitewood · Lawrence County
160 1 0
Three Forks Campground and RV Park
Hill City · Pennington County
122 2 2
Bar 385 and Campground
Deadwood · Lawrence County
120 2 1
Hermosa Water Users Association
Hermosa · Custer County
108 1 0
Hutterville Colony South Dakota INC
Beresford, Stratford · Brown County
90 1 0
Placerville Camp
Rapid City · Pennington County
84 1 1
Prairie Dog Taproom
Hill City · Pennington County
75 3 1
Spring Creek Inn
Hill City · Pennington County
72 2 0
Fairburn Water Association
Fairburn · Custer County
65 3 1
Cedar Canyon Wesleyan Camp
Rapid City · Pennington County
62 1 0
Hillside Country Cabins
Rapid City · Pennington County
54 1 1
Rimrock Tavern Lyndon Bolt
Boxelder · Pennington County
35 3 1
Shipwrecks Bar and Grill
Rapid City · Pennington County
35 2 2
Mountain View Lodge
Hill City · Pennington County
34 2 1
Coe-Cottonwood Springs Rec Area
Chamberlain, Fort Thompson, Hot Springs · Fall River County
25 2 2
South Lincoln Rural Water System
Beresford, Worthing · Lincoln County
5,250 1 0
Mission Water System
County
2,500 4 0
Baltic
Baltic · Minnehaha County
1,271 1 0
Old Agency Water System
County
1,180 1 0
Lemmon
Lemmon · Perkins County
1,156 1 0
Wessington Springs
Wessington Springs · Jerauld County
895 3 1
Howard
Howard · Miner County
848 2 0
Selby
Selby · Walworth County
645 2 0
Canistota
Canistota · McCook County
642 1 0
Corsica
Corsica · Douglas County
561 2 0
Dupree
Dupree · Ziebach County
525 1 0
Pactola Pines Store
Custer, Rapid City · Pennington County
500 1 0
Bowdle
Bowdle · Edmunds County
470 2 0
Crazy Horse School
County
428 4 1
Hermosa-Old System
Hermosa, Hill City · Custer County
420 1 0
American Horse School
County
400 2 0
Flandreau School
County
375 4 1
White Lake
White Lake · Aurora County
359 1 0
Sunrise Water System
County
340 1 0
3 Sons RV Park
Yankton · Yankton County
339 1 0
Hay Creek Water Company
Belle Fourche · Butte County
323 1 0
Veblen
Veblen · Marshall County
317 1 0
Bison
Bison · Perkins County
310 1 0
Beaver Lake Campground
Custer · Custer County
300 4 0
Roscoe
Roscoe · Edmunds County
269 2 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The South Dakota records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.