Public water system · SD4602086
ActivePleasant Valley Colony
At a glance
Pleasant Valley Colony (PWSID SD4602086) is an active community water system in Moody County, South Dakota. It reports serving 107 people through 19 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 April 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
107
Service connections
19
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pleasant Valley Colony compare with other water systems in Moody County?
By EPA's size categories, Pleasant Valley Colony is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Moody County has 7 active public water systems, and Pleasant Valley Colony is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,343 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 9,401 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 Pleasant Valley Colony 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 Pleasant Valley Colony?
EPA lists Pleasant Valley Colony 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. 2 of the 7 active systems in Moody County (29%) are also privately owned.
Does Pleasant Valley Colony have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2014. The violations listed here began between January 2013 and April 2014. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are E. coli, Total coliform bacteria (TCR), o-Dichlorobenzene and Xylenes, Total. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-15 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | 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.
Pleasant Valley Colony: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pleasant Valley Colony?
Pleasant Valley Colony (PWSID SD4602086) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Pleasant Valley Colony serve?
Pleasant Valley Colony reports serving 107 people through 19 service connections in Moody County, South Dakota.
Where does Pleasant Valley Colony 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 Pleasant Valley Colony 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 April 2014. 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 Pleasant Valley Colony'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 April 2014. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pleasant Valley Colony's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pleasant Valley Colony 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 Moody County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sioux Community Water System | Moody + 2 more | 5,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Flandreau | Moody | 2,372 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Colman | Moody | 634 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Egan | Moody | 241 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Trent | Moody | 206 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Ward | Moody | 41 | 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, “Pleasant Valley Colony, PWSID SD4602086, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/pleasant-valley-colony-sd4602086 (data as of October 1, 2026).