Public water system · SD4602125

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Prairiewood Property Owners

At a glance

Prairiewood Property Owners (PWSID SD4602125) is an active community water system in Brown County, South Dakota. It reports serving 300 people through 120 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.

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

Population served

300

Service connections

120

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDSD4602125

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served300

Service connections120

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencySD state drinking water program

City servedAberdeen

StateSouth Dakota

ZIP57401

CountyBrown County

How does Prairiewood Property Owners compare with other water systems in Brown County?

By EPA's size categories, Prairiewood Property Owners is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Brown County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,813 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 38,073 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 Prairiewood Property Owners 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 Prairiewood Property Owners?

EPA lists Prairiewood Property Owners 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. 13 of the 21 active systems in Brown County (62%) are also privately owned.

Does Prairiewood Property Owners have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2002 and April 2023. By type: 4 required treatment not met, 3 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400	Yes	Resolved
2020-04-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400	Yes	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400	Yes	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400	Yes	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2002-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Prairiewood Property Owners: frequently asked questions

Who runs Prairiewood Property Owners?

Prairiewood Property Owners (PWSID SD4602125) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.

How many people does Prairiewood Property Owners serve?

Prairiewood Property Owners reports serving 300 people through 120 service connections in Brown County, South Dakota.

Where does Prairiewood Property Owners 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 Prairiewood Property Owners have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Prairiewood Property Owners' 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 9 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Prairiewood Property Owners' water quality report?

As a community water system, Prairiewood Property Owners 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 Brown County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Aberdeen	Brown	27,989	Community	Surface water
Brown-Day-Marshall Rws	Brown + 2 more	5,673	Community	Groundwater
Groton	Brown	1,380	Community	Purchased surface water
Warner	Brown	485	Community	Purchased surface water
Lakeside Estates	Brown	460	Community	Purchased surface water
Country Village Park	Brown	340	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Prairiewood Property Owners, PWSID SD4602125, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/prairiewood-property-owners-sd4602125 (data as of October 1, 2026).