Public water system · SD4602236
ActiveFort Welikit Family Campground
At a glance
Fort Welikit Family Campground (PWSID SD4602236) is an active transient non-community water system in Custer County, South Dakota. It reports serving 87 people through 91 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
87
Service connections
91
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Fort Welikit Family Campground compare with other water systems in Custer County?
By EPA's size categories, Fort Welikit Family Campground is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Custer County has 49 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 274 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 13,414 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 Fort Welikit Family Campground is about 40% 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 Fort Welikit Family Campground?
EPA lists Fort Welikit Family 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. 27 of the 49 active systems in Custer County (55%) are also privately owned.
Does Fort Welikit Family Campground have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. The violations listed here began between October 2013 and June 2022. By type: 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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 Welikit Family Campground: frequently asked questions
Who runs Fort Welikit Family Campground?
Fort Welikit Family Campground (PWSID SD4602236) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Fort Welikit Family Campground serve?
Fort Welikit Family Campground reports serving 87 people through 91 service connections in Custer County, South Dakota.
Where does Fort Welikit Family 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 Fort Welikit Family Campground have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is 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 Fort Welikit Family 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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Fort Welikit Family Campground's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fort Welikit Family 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 Custer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H | Custer | 2,055 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Custer | Custer | 1,919 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nps-Wind Cave National Park | Custer | 1,404 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Southern Black Hills Water | Custer + 1 more | 947 | Community | Groundwater |
| Csp-Sylvan Lake | Custer | 799 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Csp-Game Lodge | Custer | 541 | Transient non-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 Welikit Family Campground, PWSID SD4602236, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/fort-welikit-family-campground-sd4602236 (data as of October 1, 2026).