BOX ELDER
PWSID: SD4600046 · Box Elder, SD · Serves 14,000 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), BOX ELDER (PWSID SD4600046) in Box Elder, SD is listed as a CWS water system covering about 14,000 people. The same extract lists 19 health-based violation records spanning 2021-2025. Those 19 health-based rows for BOX ELDER cover contaminants such as Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
BOX ELDER has 19 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 2 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U. Recorded violations span 2021–2025. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the South Dakota drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the South Dakota state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- SD4600046
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Box Elder, SD
- Population Served
- 14,000
- Health Violations
- Yes (19)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | 10 | 10 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | 9 | 9 |
Violation History (19)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Yes | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Yes | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Yes | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Yes | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Yes | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Yes | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Yes | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Yes | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Yes | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Yes | Oct 1, 2021 |
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Compare beyond South Dakota
Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest BOX ELDER on cumulative violation count (19) and EPA-reported population served (14,000). Violation-count peers include GAMBELL WATER SYSTEM, MURFREESBORO WATERWORKS, NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION. Population peers include TRACT 180 MUTUAL WATER CO., FAIRBURN, STAR SEWER AND WATER DIST WATER SYSTEM.
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About This Data
BOX ELDER (SD4600046) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include ELLSWORTH AFB; STURGIS; BLACK HAWK WATER USER DISTRICT; NORTHDALE SANITARY DISTRICT. Health-based rows (19 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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