Public water system · SD4602196
ActiveBlue Wing Recreation Area
At a glance
Blue Wing Recreation Area (PWSID SD4602196) is an active transient non-community water system in Pennington County, South Dakota. It reports serving 200 people through 85 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
85
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blue Wing Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Pennington County?
By EPA's size categories, Blue Wing Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pennington County has 150 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 930 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 139,467 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 Blue Wing Recreation Area is about 39% 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 Blue Wing Recreation Area?
EPA lists Blue Wing Recreation Area 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. 134 of the 150 active systems in Pennington County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Blue Wing Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Blue Wing Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blue Wing Recreation Area?
Blue Wing Recreation Area (PWSID SD4602196) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Blue Wing Recreation Area serve?
Blue Wing Recreation Area reports serving 200 people through 85 service connections in Pennington County, South Dakota.
Where does Blue Wing Recreation Area 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 Blue Wing Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. 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 Blue Wing Recreation Area'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blue Wing Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blue Wing Recreation Area 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 Pennington County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City | Pennington | 72,009 | Community | Surface water |
| Box Elder | Pennington | 14,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rapid Valley Sanitary District | Pennington | 11,408 | Community | Surface water |
| Ellsworth Afb | Pennington | 9,100 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Nps-Mount Rushmore National Memorial | Pennington | 4,100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric | Pennington | 1,200 | 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, “Blue Wing Recreation Area, PWSID SD4602196, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/blue-wing-recreation-area-sd4602196 (data as of October 1, 2026).