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Public water system · SD4602156

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Wr/Lj - Creighton Project

At a glance

Wr/Lj - Creighton Project (PWSID SD4602156) is an active community water system serving Pennington and Jones counties, South Dakota. It reports serving 1,170 people through 338 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system.

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

Population served

1,170

Service connections

338

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDSD4602156
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served1,170
Service connections338
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencySD state drinking water program
City servedPhilip
StateSouth Dakota
ZIP57567
Counties servedPennington, Jones

How does Wr/Lj - Creighton Project compare with other water systems in South Dakota?

By EPA's size categories, Wr/Lj - Creighton Project is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). 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 Wr/Lj - Creighton Project 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 Wr/Lj - Creighton Project?

EPA lists Wr/Lj - Creighton Project 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.

Does Wr/Lj - Creighton Project have drinking water violations?

No SDWA violations on record.

EPA's SDWA violation and enforcement data (via EPA ECHO, updated quarterly) lists no violations for Wr/Lj - Creighton Project. For the latest compliance status, check EPA ECHO for current compliance history.

Wr/Lj - Creighton Project: frequently asked questions

Who runs Wr/Lj - Creighton Project?

Wr/Lj - Creighton Project (PWSID SD4602156) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the SD state drinking water program.

How many people does Wr/Lj - Creighton Project serve?

Wr/Lj - Creighton Project reports serving 1,170 people through 338 service connections in Pennington and Jones counties, South Dakota.

Where does Wr/Lj - Creighton Project 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 Wr/Lj - Creighton Project have any drinking water violations?

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system.

Is Wr/Lj - Creighton Project'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 Safe Drinking Water Act records list no violations for this system. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the SD state drinking water program.

Where can I find Wr/Lj - Creighton Project's water quality report?

As a community water system, Wr/Lj - Creighton Project 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(the first county EPA lists for this system)

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Rapid CityPennington72,009CommunitySurface water
Box ElderPennington14,000CommunityGroundwater
Rapid Valley Sanitary DistrictPennington11,408CommunitySurface water
Ellsworth AfbPennington9,100CommunityPurchased surface water
Nps-Mount Rushmore National MemorialPennington4,100Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary DistricPennington1,200CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Wr/Lj - Creighton Project, PWSID SD4602156, South Dakota”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/south-dakota/wr-lj-creighton-project-sd4602156 (data as of October 1, 2026).