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Valley View Estates

At a glance

Valley View Estates (PWSID SD4600300) is an active community water system in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It reports serving 230 people through 92 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021.

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

Population served

230

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDSD4600300

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served230

Service connections92

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencySD state drinking water program

City servedSioux Falls

StateSouth Dakota

ZIP57104

CountyMinnehaha County

How does Valley View Estates compare with other water systems in Minnehaha County?

By EPA's size categories, Valley View Estates is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Minnehaha County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 16,983 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 254,737 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 Valley View Estates 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 Valley View Estates?

EPA lists Valley View Estates 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. 5 of the 15 active systems in Minnehaha County (33%) are also privately owned.

Does Valley View Estates have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. The violations listed here began between July 1995 and August 2021. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 required treatment not met, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (4 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2021-08-15	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400	Yes	Unaddressed
2020-03-09	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2012-11-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2007-07-16	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12	Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400	Yes	Resolved
2004-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2004-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2004-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1995-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1995-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	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.

Valley View Estates: frequently asked questions

Who runs Valley View Estates?

Valley View Estates (PWSID SD4600300) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.

How many people does Valley View Estates serve?

Valley View Estates reports serving 230 people through 92 service connections in Minnehaha County, South Dakota.

Where does Valley View Estates 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 Valley View Estates have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Valley View Estates' 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Valley View Estates' water quality report?

As a community water system, Valley View Estates 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 Minnehaha County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Sioux Falls	Minnehaha	216,462	Community	Surface water
Minnehaha Community Water Corp	Minnehaha + 2 more	13,435	Community	Groundwater
Brandon	Minnehaha	11,048	Community	Groundwater
Dell Rapids	Minnehaha	3,633	Community	Purchased groundwater
Hartford	Minnehaha	3,396	Community	Purchased groundwater
Crooks	Minnehaha	1,362	Community	Purchased 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, “Valley View Estates, PWSID SD4600300, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/valley-view-estates-sd4600300 (data as of October 1, 2026).