Public water system · SD4600595
ActiveBlack Hills Chairlift
At a glance
Black Hills Chairlift (PWSID SD4600595) is an active transient non-community water system in Lawrence County, South Dakota. It reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Black Hills Chairlift compare with other water systems in Lawrence County?
By EPA's size categories, Black Hills Chairlift is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lawrence County has 73 active public water systems. Its population served is about 60% below the county average of 373 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 27,194 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 Black Hills Chairlift is roughly in line with 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 Black Hills Chairlift?
EPA lists Black Hills Chairlift 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. 60 of the 73 active systems in Lawrence County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Black Hills Chairlift have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016. The violations listed here began between November 1993 and June 2016. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1994-01-09 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1993-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 6 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.
Black Hills Chairlift: frequently asked questions
Who runs Black Hills Chairlift?
Black Hills Chairlift (PWSID SD4600595) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Black Hills Chairlift serve?
Black Hills Chairlift reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
Where does Black Hills Chairlift 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 Black Hills Chairlift have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016. 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 Black Hills Chairlift'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. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Black Hills Chairlift's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Black Hills Chairlift 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 Lawrence County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearfish | Lawrence | 13,803 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lead | Lawrence | 2,982 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Deadwood | Lawrence | 1,156 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Whitewood | Lawrence | 879 | Community | Groundwater |
| Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant | Lawrence | 630 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Spearfish Canyon Resort LLC | Lawrence | 492 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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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, “Black Hills Chairlift, PWSID SD4600595, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/black-hills-chairlift-sd4600595 (data as of October 1, 2026).