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Meadow Crest Sanitary District

At a glance

Meadow Crest Sanitary District (PWSID SD4602258) is an active community water system in Lawrence County, South Dakota. It reports serving 63 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020.

This page covers its drinking water system only; sewer and wastewater service are not part of EPA's drinking water records.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDSD4602258

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served63

Service connections25

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencySD state drinking water program

City servedSpearfish

StateSouth Dakota

ZIP57783

CountyLawrence County

How does Meadow Crest Sanitary District compare with other water systems in Lawrence County?

By EPA's size categories, Meadow Crest Sanitary District is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lawrence County has 73 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 373 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 27,194 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 Meadow Crest Sanitary District 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 Meadow Crest Sanitary District?

EPA lists Meadow Crest Sanitary District as owned by a local 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. 10 of the 73 active systems in Lawrence County (14%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Meadow Crest Sanitary District have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. The violations listed here began between July 2019 and October 2020. By type: 12 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium) (6 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
2020-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
2020-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2020-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
2020-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2020-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
2020-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2020-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
2020-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2019-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
2019-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2019-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
2019-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	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.

Meadow Crest Sanitary District: frequently asked questions

Who runs Meadow Crest Sanitary District?

Meadow Crest Sanitary District (PWSID SD4602258) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.

How many people does Meadow Crest Sanitary District serve?

Meadow Crest Sanitary District reports serving 63 people through 25 service connections in Lawrence County, South Dakota.

Where does Meadow Crest Sanitary District 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 Meadow Crest Sanitary District have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. 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 Meadow Crest Sanitary District'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, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Meadow Crest Sanitary District's water quality report?

As a community water system, Meadow Crest Sanitary District 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 Lawrence County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Spearfish	Lawrence	13,803	Community	Groundwater
Lead	Lawrence	2,982	Community	Purchased surface water
Deadwood	Lawrence	1,156	Community	Purchased surface water
Whitewood	Lawrence	879	Community	Groundwater
Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant	Lawrence	630	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Spearfish Canyon Resort LLC	Lawrence	492	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, “Meadow Crest Sanitary District, PWSID SD4602258, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/meadow-crest-sanitary-district-sd4602258 (data as of October 1, 2026).