Public water system · SD4602331
ActiveSpring Creek Preserve
At a glance
Spring Creek Preserve (PWSID SD4602331) is an active community water system in Lawrence County, South Dakota. It reports serving 68 people through 27 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
68
Service connections
27
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Spring Creek Preserve compare with other water systems in Lawrence County?
By EPA's size categories, Spring Creek Preserve 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 0.3% 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 Spring Creek Preserve 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 Spring Creek Preserve?
EPA lists Spring Creek Preserve 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 Spring Creek Preserve have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between February 2025 and March 2025. By type: 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Spring Creek Preserve: frequently asked questions
Who runs Spring Creek Preserve?
Spring Creek Preserve (PWSID SD4602331) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.
How many people does Spring Creek Preserve serve?
Spring Creek Preserve reports serving 68 people through 27 service connections in Lawrence County, South Dakota.
Where does Spring Creek Preserve 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 Spring Creek Preserve have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. 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 Spring Creek Preserve'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.
Where can I find Spring Creek Preserve's water quality report?
As a community water system, Spring Creek Preserve 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, “Spring Creek Preserve, PWSID SD4602331, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/spring-creek-preserve-sd4602331 (data as of October 1, 2026).