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Blumengard Colony

At a glance

Blumengard Colony (PWSID SD4602057) is an active community water system in Faulk County, South Dakota. It reports serving 133 people through 45 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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

133

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDSD4602057

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served133

Service connections45

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencySD state drinking water program

City servedFaulkton

StateSouth Dakota

ZIP57438

CountyFaulk County

How does Blumengard Colony compare with other water systems in Faulk County?

By EPA's size categories, Blumengard Colony is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Faulk County has 6 active public water systems, and Blumengard Colony is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 34% below the county average of 201 people per system, and accounts for 11% of the 1,204 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across South Dakota, the 699 active systems average 1,387 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Blumengard Colony is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. South Dakota has 510 active community water systems, 73% 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 Blumengard Colony?

EPA lists Blumengard Colony 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. 3 of the 6 active systems in Faulk County (50%) are also privately owned.

Does Blumengard Colony have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. The violations listed here began between November 1988 and June 2022. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 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
2022-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2004-08-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2004-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2000-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1999-08-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1993-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1988-11-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Bariumcode 1010	No	Resolved
1988-11-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Chromiumcode 1020	No	Resolved
1988-11-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1988-11-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Arseniccode 1005	No	Resolved
1988-11-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	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.

Blumengard Colony: frequently asked questions

Who runs Blumengard Colony?

Blumengard Colony (PWSID SD4602057) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.

How many people does Blumengard Colony serve?

Blumengard Colony reports serving 133 people through 45 service connections in Faulk County, South Dakota.

Where does Blumengard Colony 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 Blumengard Colony have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. 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 Blumengard Colony'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, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Blumengard Colony's water quality report?

As a community water system, Blumengard Colony must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Faulk County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Faulkton	Faulk	693	Community	Purchased surface water
Brentwood Colony	Faulk	137	Community	Groundwater
Evergreen Colony	Faulk	120	Community	Groundwater
Cresbard	Faulk	96	Community	Purchased surface water
Seneca	Faulk	25	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, “Blumengard Colony, PWSID SD4602057, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/blumengard-colony-sd4602057 (data as of October 1, 2026).