Public water system · SD4602323
ActiveParadise Water Company LLC
At a glance
Paradise Water Company LLC (PWSID SD4602323) is an active community water system in Lawrence County, South Dakota. It reports serving 178 people through 71 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
178
Service connections
71
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Paradise Water Company LLC compare with other water systems in Lawrence County?
By EPA's size categories, Paradise Water Company LLC is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lawrence County has 73 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 373 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% 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 Paradise Water Company LLC 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 142 South Dakota systems (20%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Paradise Water Company LLC?
EPA lists Paradise Water Company LLC 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. 60 of the 73 active systems in Lawrence County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Paradise Water Company LLC have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2018. By type: 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved is Groundwater Rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-31 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | 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.
Paradise Water Company LLC: frequently asked questions
Who runs Paradise Water Company LLC?
Paradise Water Company LLC (PWSID SD4602323) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Paradise Water Company LLC serve?
Paradise Water Company LLC reports serving 178 people through 71 service connections in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
Where does Paradise Water Company LLC get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Paradise Water Company LLC have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Paradise Water Company LLC'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Paradise Water Company LLC's water quality report?
As a community water system, Paradise Water Company LLC 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, “Paradise Water Company LLC, PWSID SD4602323, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/paradise-water-company-llc-sd4602323 (data as of October 1, 2026).