Public water system · SD4602403
ActiveBulldog Creek Campground
At a glance
Bulldog Creek Campground (PWSID SD4602403) is an active transient non-community water system in Meade County, South Dakota. It reports serving 52 people through 132 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
52
Service connections
132
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bulldog Creek Campground compare with other water systems in Meade County?
By EPA's size categories, Bulldog Creek Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Meade County has 56 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 410 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 22,953 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 Bulldog Creek Campground is about 64% below 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 Bulldog Creek Campground?
EPA lists Bulldog Creek Campground 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. 38 of the 56 active systems in Meade County (68%) are also privately owned.
Does Bulldog Creek Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2023 and September 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli, Groundwater Rule and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-11-08 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Bulldog Creek Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bulldog Creek Campground?
Bulldog Creek Campground (PWSID SD4602403) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Bulldog Creek Campground serve?
Bulldog Creek Campground reports serving 52 people through 132 service connections in Meade County, South Dakota.
Where does Bulldog Creek Campground 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 Bulldog Creek Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. 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 Bulldog Creek Campground'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bulldog Creek Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bulldog Creek Campground 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 Meade County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgis | Meade | 7,020 | Community | Groundwater |
| Black Hawk Water User District | Meade | 4,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Northdale Sanitary District | Meade + 1 more | 1,075 | Community | Groundwater |
| Piedmont | Meade | 971 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Bear Butte Valley Water | Meade | 882 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fort Meade Va Center | Meade | 800 | Community | 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, “Bulldog Creek Campground, PWSID SD4602403, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/bulldog-creek-campground-sd4602403 (data as of October 1, 2026).