Public water system · SD4600518
ActiveLiberty Hills Community
At a glance
Liberty Hills Community (PWSID SD4600518) is an active community water system in Fall River County, South Dakota. It reports serving 68 people through 27 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
68
Service connections
27
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Liberty Hills Community compare with other water systems in Fall River County?
By EPA's size categories, Liberty Hills Community is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fall River County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 492 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 6,400 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 Liberty Hills Community 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 Liberty Hills Community?
EPA lists Liberty Hills Community 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. 5 of the 13 active systems in Fall River County (38%) are also privately owned.
Does Liberty Hills Community have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2018. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and February 2018. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-02-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12 | Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2007-02-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12 | Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400 | Yes | Resolved |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | 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.
Liberty Hills Community: frequently asked questions
Who runs Liberty Hills Community?
Liberty Hills Community (PWSID SD4600518) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Liberty Hills Community serve?
Liberty Hills Community reports serving 68 people through 27 service connections in Fall River County, South Dakota.
Where does Liberty Hills Community 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 Liberty Hills Community have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Liberty Hills Community'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 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 Liberty Hills Community's water quality report?
As a community water system, Liberty Hills Community 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 Fall River County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs | Fall River | 3,395 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fall River Wud | Fall River | 1,057 | Community | Groundwater |
| Edgemont | Fall River | 725 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hot Springs Va Center | Fall River | 445 | Community | Groundwater |
| State Veterans Home | Fall River | 205 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Paradise Cove, LLC | Fall River | 167 | 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, “Liberty Hills Community, PWSID SD4600518, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/liberty-hills-community-sd4600518 (data as of October 1, 2026).