Garden City Water Quality
South Dakota
According to EPA SDWIS, Garden City, South Dakota is served by 1 community water system covering about 33 people. The same extract lists 15 health-based violation records, most recently coded 1041 in 2020. Counts are historical EPA registry rows, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
Drinking water in Garden City, South Dakota is delivered through 1 EPA-regulated community water system serving an estimated 33 people. Each system is tracked in the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, which requires testing for regulated contaminants, consumer notification of violations, and publication of an annual Consumer Confidence Report.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract shows 15 violation records across the 1 active community system shown here. Monitoring and reporting records are not present in the extract. The records carry 3 distinct EPA contaminant codes: Nitrite, Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Groundwater Rule.
A past EPA health-based registry row does not describe water delivered today or current compliance status; utilities notify customers and remediate under state primacy oversight when required. For current water-quality status and treatment practices, review your local utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report or contact the South Dakota drinking water program. All records above reflect federal EPA SDWIS data and are not independently verified against state databases.
Community Water Systems
| System Name | Pop. Served | Violations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARDEN CITY | 33 | 15 | Health |
Does this city have health-based water violations?
These health-based records can represent Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), Treatment Technique (TT), or Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) categories. A historical record does not establish that water is currently unsafe.
| Water system | Contaminant | Begin Date |
|---|---|---|
| GARDEN CITY | Nitrite | 2020-01-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Nitrite | 2020-01-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Nitrite | 2020-01-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Nitrite | 2019-10-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Nitrite | 2019-10-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Nitrite | 2019-10-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Nitrite | 2019-07-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Nitrite | 2019-07-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Nitrite | 2019-07-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | 2018-02-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | 2018-02-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | 2018-02-01 |
| GARDEN CITY | Groundwater Rule | 2017-10-27 |
| GARDEN CITY | Groundwater Rule | 2017-10-27 |
| GARDEN CITY | Groundwater Rule | 2017-10-27 |
What are Garden City's health-based records for?
Garden City's health-based violation records carry 3 distinct EPA codes: some name a substance, others the drinking-water rule that was breached. Counts are records on file in the EPA SDWIS extract, not current test results.
| Contaminant | Records | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrite | 9 | 1 |
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | 3 | 1 |
| Groundwater Rule | 3 | 1 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does EPA SDWIS list for drinking water in Garden City, South Dakota? ▼
How many water violations does Garden City have in this EPA extract? ▼
What contaminants were found in Garden City water? ▼
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How does Garden City compare in South Dakota?
Of the 230 South Dakota places with at least one community water system on file, Garden City ranks #126 by number of systems (1).
Either side of it: Freeman (1), Fruitdale (1), Garretson (1), Gary (1)
About This Data
Figures here are the current EPA SDWIS extract joined to the 1 community water system whose service area lists Garden City, ranked against the 230 South Dakota places with at least one system on file. Data current as of 2026-08-25.
Water system data comes from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PlainEnviro's violation fetch is restricted upstream to records EPA flags as health-based and then joined to active community water systems. Monitoring and reporting violations are not included.
A health-based violation row in this extract is a historical EPA registry entry. It does not describe water delivered today or current compliance status. Many records are later resolved, and public water systems notify customers when required. For current conditions, contact your local water utility or the state drinking water program.
TRI facility data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Facilities shown are those that self-report to the TRI program. PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.