Public water system · SD4602356
ActiveRimrock Heights Homeowners Associati
At a glance
Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati (PWSID SD4602356) is an active community water system in Pennington County, South Dakota. It reports serving 35 people through 14 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
14
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati compare with other water systems in Pennington County?
By EPA's size categories, Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pennington County has 150 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 930 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 139,467 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 Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati 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 Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati?
EPA lists Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati 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. 134 of the 150 active systems in Pennington County (89%) are also privately owned.
Does Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | 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.
Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati?
Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati (PWSID SD4602356) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati serve?
Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati reports serving 35 people through 14 service connections in Pennington County, South Dakota.
Where does Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati 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 Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. 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 Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati'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 not health-based, and the most recent began in October 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati's water quality report?
As a community water system, Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati 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 Pennington County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City | Pennington | 72,009 | Community | Surface water |
| Box Elder | Pennington | 14,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Rapid Valley Sanitary District | Pennington | 11,408 | Community | Surface water |
| Ellsworth Afb | Pennington | 9,100 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Nps-Mount Rushmore National Memorial | Pennington | 4,100 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric | Pennington | 1,200 | 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, “Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati, PWSID SD4602356, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/rimrock-heights-homeowners-associati-sd4602356 (data as of October 1, 2026).