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South Dakota Tap Water Quality by City

EPA UCMR5 PFAS monitoring, MCL / guideline flags, and WaterCheckup grades for 1 cities in South Dakota. "At Risk" means at least one UCMR analyte flagged above an EPA limit or a regulated PFAS violation on record for that system. "Monitor" means no such flag in UCMR data, but the city profile is medium or high concern. "Safe" means no exceedance flags and a low-concern city profile (still not a guarantee for every tap).

Average water hardness in South Dakota: 33.7 ppm → Mean of UCMR5 values for 1 tracked South Dakota cities (not every utility).

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Cities tracked
1
At Risk
Exceeds EPA limit / violation
0
Safe
No flag, low profile
0
Monitor
No flag, watch profile
Highest PFAS reading in South Dakota: Sioux Falls21 ppt (5× the EPA limit for PFOA/PFOS)
TOP CONTAMINANTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA (UCMR5)

Five most common UCMR analytes with detections (>0) in our tracked South Dakota cities — each city counted once per compound.

1.PFOS1 city
2.PFHxS1 city
3.PFBS1 city
SOUTH DAKOTA CITIES BY POPULATION
CITYGRADECONTAMINANTS ABOVE LIMITPOPULATION
Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls Water Purification Plant
FAT RISK22 MCL violations195K
COUNTIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA

County-level grades roll up every WaterCheckup city we map into the same county (via USPS city–county reference data).

Minnehaha County1 city · Grade F
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ABOUT WATER QUALITY IN SOUTH DAKOTA

South Dakota water quality varies by city and water system. UCMR5 reports PFAS and related analytes; the "above limit" column uses the EPA-limit flags bundled with each analyte in our dataset (same basis as city pages). Here, 1 of 1 tracked cities show at least one such flag or a regulated violation count.

SDWIS/City reports: use each city link for full narrative, picks, and EPA Consumer Confidence Report context.

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