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Fort Meade Va Center

At a glance

Fort Meade Va Center (PWSID SD4680002) is an active community water system in Meade County, South Dakota. It reports serving 800 people through 82 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018.

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

Population served

800

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDSD4680002

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served800

Service connections82

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencySD state drinking water program

City servedFort Meade

StateSouth Dakota

ZIP57741

CountyMeade County

How does Fort Meade Va Center compare with other water systems in Meade County?

By EPA's size categories, Fort Meade Va Center is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Meade County has 56 active public water systems, and Fort Meade Va Center is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about twice the county average of 410 people per system, and accounts for 3.5% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Fort Meade Va Center 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 24 South Dakota systems (3.4%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Fort Meade Va Center?

EPA lists Fort Meade Va Center as owned by the federal government. 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 56 active systems in Meade County (5.4%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Fort Meade Va Center have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and August 2018. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (2 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2018-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2008-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2007-05-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Techniques · code 07	Acrylamidecode 2265	Yes	Resolved
2002-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2002-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Antimonycode 1074	No	Resolved
2002-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Seleniumcode 1045	No	Resolved
2002-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Asbestoscode 1094	No	Resolved
2002-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Thalliumcode 1085	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.

Fort Meade Va Center: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fort Meade Va Center?

Fort Meade Va Center (PWSID SD4680002) is a community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.

How many people does Fort Meade Va Center serve?

Fort Meade Va Center reports serving 800 people through 82 service connections in Meade County, South Dakota.

Where does Fort Meade Va Center get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Fort Meade Va Center have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018. 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 Fort Meade Va Center'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2018. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fort Meade Va Center's water quality report?

As a community water system, Fort Meade Va Center 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 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
Wonderland Homes	Meade	750	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, “Fort Meade Va Center, PWSID SD4680002, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/fort-meade-va-center-sd4680002 (data as of October 1, 2026).