Public water system · SD4600547
ActiveLaughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H
At a glance
Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H (PWSID SD4600547) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Custer County, South Dakota. It reports serving 2,055 people through 46 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,055
Service connections
46
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H compare with other water systems in Custer County?
By EPA's size categories, Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Custer County has 49 active public water systems, and Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 7.5 times the county average of 274 people per system, and accounts for 15% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H is about 4.8 times that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. South Dakota has 16 active non-transient non-community water systems, 2.3% 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 Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H?
EPA lists Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H 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 Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012. The violations listed here began between July 2011 and October 2012. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminants or rules involved are Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Chlordane, Methoxychlor and Heptachlor epoxide. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-23 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12 | Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlordanecode 2959 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Methoxychlorcode 2015 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endrincode 2005 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlorcode 2065 | 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.
Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H: frequently asked questions
Who runs Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H?
Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H (PWSID SD4600547) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H serve?
Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H reports serving 2,055 people through 46 service connections in Custer County, South Dakota.
Where does Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H 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 Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H 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 October 2012. 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 Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H'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 October 2012. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H is a non-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Black Hawk Oil Company | Custer | 500 | 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, “Laughing Water Restaurant at Crazy H, PWSID SD4600547, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/laughing-water-restaurant-at-crazy-h-sd4600547 (data as of October 1, 2026).