Public water system · SD4601090

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Davison Rural Water System Inc.

At a glance

Davison Rural Water System Inc. (PWSID SD4601090) is an active community water system serving Davison, Aurora, Douglas, Sanborn and Hutchinson counties, South Dakota. It reports serving 3,485 people through 1,394 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1994.

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

Population served

3,485

Service connections

1,394

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDSD4601090

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served3,485

Service connections1,394

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencySD state drinking water program

City servedMitchell

StateSouth Dakota

ZIP57301

Counties servedDavison, Aurora, Douglas, Sanborn, Hutchinson

How does Davison Rural Water System Inc. compare with other water systems in South Dakota?

By EPA's size categories, Davison Rural Water System Inc. is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). 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 Davison Rural Water System Inc. is about half of 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 142 South Dakota systems (20%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Davison Rural Water System Inc.?

EPA lists Davison Rural Water System Inc. 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.

Does Davison Rural Water System Inc. have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1994. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as archived. 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
1994-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

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.

Davison Rural Water System Inc.: frequently asked questions

Who runs Davison Rural Water System Inc.?

Davison Rural Water System Inc. (PWSID SD4601090) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.

How many people does Davison Rural Water System Inc. serve?

Davison Rural Water System Inc. reports serving 3,485 people through 1,394 service connections in Davison, Aurora, Douglas, Sanborn and Hutchinson counties, South Dakota.

Where does Davison Rural Water System Inc. get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Davison Rural Water System Inc. have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1994. 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 Davison Rural Water System Inc.'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 not health-based, and the most recent began in July 1994. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Davison Rural Water System Inc.'s water quality report?

As a community water system, Davison Rural Water System Inc. 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 Davison County(the first county EPA lists for this system)

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Mitchell	Davison	15,651	Community	Purchased surface water
Mount Vernon	Davison	461	Community	Purchased surface water
Ethan	Davison	320	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, “Davison Rural Water System Inc., PWSID SD4601090, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/davison-rural-water-system-inc-sd4601090 (data as of October 1, 2026).