Spearfish Canyon Resort LLC

PWSID: SD4602160

7 active violations (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 94% of water systems in South Dakota.

Violation trend: 6.0 per year over the last 5 years, up from 1.0 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served492
Service Connections8
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeTransient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityLead
EPA ZIP on File57754

Areas Served

  • Lawrence County, 57754,57783

7 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2025-06-15Open
7500Other2025-03-02Open
7500Other2025-03-02Open
7500Other2024-12-02Open
7500Other2024-12-02Open
7500Other2005-09-05Open
7500Other2003-07-05Open

Violation History (38 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
8000MON2025-05-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-11-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-03-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-12-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-11-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-11-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2022-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2022-07-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2022-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2021-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0700TT2021-01-07YesReturned to Compliance
8000MON2020-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2018-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2017-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2016-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0700TT2016-03-29YesReturned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Spearfish Canyon Resort LLC is a transient non-community water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 492 in Lead, South Dakota. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.