Public water system · SD4600646
ActiveBadlands/White River Koa Kampground
At a glance
Badlands/White River Koa Kampground (PWSID SD4600646) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson County, South Dakota. It reports serving 174 people through 87 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
174
Service connections
87
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Badlands/White River Koa Kampground compare with other water systems in Jackson County?
By EPA's size categories, Badlands/White River Koa Kampground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 2 active public water systems, and Badlands/White River Koa Kampground is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 359 people per system, and accounts for 24% of the 717 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across South Dakota, the 699 active systems average 1,387 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Badlands/White River Koa Kampground is about 21% above that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. South Dakota has 173 active transient non-community water systems, 25% of the state's 699 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 431 South Dakota systems (62%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Badlands/White River Koa Kampground?
EPA lists Badlands/White River Koa Kampground as privately owned. The SD state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 2 active systems in Jackson County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Badlands/White River Koa Kampground have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1998 and September 2024. By type: 4 monitoring, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (8 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-08-23 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-06-23 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-06-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-07-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Badlands/White River Koa Kampground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Badlands/White River Koa Kampground?
Badlands/White River Koa Kampground (PWSID SD4600646) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Badlands/White River Koa Kampground serve?
Badlands/White River Koa Kampground reports serving 174 people through 87 service connections in Jackson County, South Dakota.
Where does Badlands/White River Koa Kampground get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Badlands/White River Koa Kampground have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Badlands/White River Koa Kampground's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Badlands/White River Koa Kampground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Badlands/White River Koa Kampground is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Jackson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadoka | Jackson | 543 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Badlands/White River Koa Kampground, PWSID SD4600646, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/badlands-white-river-koa-kampground-sd4600646 (data as of October 1, 2026).