Public water system · SD4602235
ActiveHeartland Country Ranchettes
At a glance
Heartland Country Ranchettes (PWSID SD4602235) is an active community water system in Custer County, South Dakota. It reports serving 95 people through 39 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 September 2003.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
95
Service connections
39
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Heartland Country Ranchettes compare with other water systems in Custer County?
By EPA's size categories, Heartland Country Ranchettes is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Custer County has 49 active public water systems. Its population served is about 65% below the county average of 274 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Heartland Country Ranchettes 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 Heartland Country Ranchettes?
EPA lists Heartland Country Ranchettes 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 Heartland Country Ranchettes have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in September 2003. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Heartland Country Ranchettes: frequently asked questions
Who runs Heartland Country Ranchettes?
Heartland Country Ranchettes (PWSID SD4602235) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Heartland Country Ranchettes serve?
Heartland Country Ranchettes reports serving 95 people through 39 service connections in Custer County, South Dakota.
Where does Heartland Country Ranchettes 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 Heartland Country Ranchettes 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 September 2003. 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 Heartland Country Ranchettes' 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 September 2003. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Heartland Country Ranchettes' water quality report?
As a community water system, Heartland Country Ranchettes 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 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, “Heartland Country Ranchettes, PWSID SD4602235, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/heartland-country-ranchettes-sd4602235 (data as of October 1, 2026).