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PFAS monitoring results for a public water system in South Dakota

SD4680046UCMR 5EPA monitoring data
<MRLHighest PFOA result, ppt
10.6Highest PFOS result, ppt
2.082Highest Hazard Index
60Results
PWSID
SD4680046
State
South Dakota
System type
non-transient non-community water system (NTNCWS)
Population served
4,100
City
Keystone
Counties
Pennington County
Primary source water
groundwater
UCMR 5 sampling
2023-05-03 to 2024-03-18 · 1 entry point(s) · water types: GW
Service-area boundary
parcel-based (EPA non-community layer)

PFOS 1–3 × its limit highest single result
PFOS 1–3 × its limit worst entry-point average

These are monitoring results collected under EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) at entry points, where treated water enters the distribution system; they are not tap-water samples. They are not compliance determinations: compliance with EPA's 2024 PFAS limits is judged on running annual averages of compliance monitoring, required from 2029, so a single UCMR 5 result at or above a limit is not a violation. “< MRL” means the compound was not quantified at EPA's minimum reporting level; it does not mean zero.

Compared with EPA's 2024 values

Highest single resultWorst entry-point average*Limit
PFOA (ppt)<MRL04
PFOS (ppt)10.610.24
Hazard Index2.0821.0441.0†

“<MRL” = every result for the compound was below its reporting limit. * Mean of all samples at each entry point with non-detects = 0 (EPA compliance convention; the Hazard Index also uses non-detects = 0); a screening comparison, not a formal running annual average. † Rescission proposed May 2026. PFOA/PFOS MCL 4 ppt (2024 NPDWR, in effect). PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (10 ppt each) and the Hazard Index (1.0) are 2024 NPDWR values; EPA proposed rescinding them on 18 May 2026 (comment period closed 20 Jul 2026).

No South Dakota PFAS drinking-water standard in effect or proposed as of 2026-10-17: No state PFAS drinking-water standard; follows federal NPDWR (BCLP state survey, Jan 2026).

Sampling history

Sampled 2023-05-03 to 2024-03-18 · 1 entry point(s) · water types: GW · 4 sampling visits. PFAS in ppt (ng/L).

DateEntry pointEventPFOAPFOSHIOther detections
2023-05-03Treatment Plant (GW)SE1n/an/an/alithium 33.7 µg/L
2023-06-14Treatment Plant (GW)SE1<49.82.082none
2023-11-07Treatment Plant (GW)SE2<4n/a0lithium 29.5 µg/L
2024-03-18Treatment Plant (GW)SE2n/a10.61.05none

“<4” = not detected at the reporting limit shown; “n/a” = not analyzed in that sample. Highlighted = at or above the 4 ppt MCL. HI computed per sample with non-detects as 0. Other detections lists every other quantified compound (lithium in µg/L).

All results by entry point

60 results. Each column is one sampling visit (date and UCMR 5 sample event). A number is a measured concentration; “< 4” = below the minimum reporting level shown; “–” = not analyzed in that visit. PFAS in ppt (ng/L); lithium in µg/L.

Treatment Plant facility 10001 · sample point EP1NEW · groundwater

CompoundMRL2023-05-03
SE1
2023-06-14
SE1
2023-11-07
SE2
2024-03-18
SE2
PFBS3 ppt–3.2< 3–
PFHxS3 ppt–20.8–10.5
PFOS4 ppt–9.8–10.6
11Cl-PF3OUdS5 ppt–< 5< 5–
4:2 FTS3 ppt–< 3< 3–
6:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5< 5–
8:2 FTS5 ppt–< 5< 5–
9Cl-PF3ONS2 ppt–< 2< 2–
ADONA3 ppt–< 3< 3–
HFPO-DA5 ppt–< 5< 5–
NEtFOSAA5 ppt–< 5< 5–
NFDHA20 ppt–< 20< 20–
NMeFOSAA6 ppt–< 6< 6–
PFBA5 ppt–< 5< 5–
PFDA3 ppt–< 3< 3–
PFDoA3 ppt–< 3< 3–
PFEESA3 ppt–< 3< 3–
PFHpA3 ppt–< 3< 3–
PFHpS3 ppt–< 3< 3–
PFHxA3 ppt–< 3< 3–
PFMBA3 ppt–< 3< 3–
PFMPA4 ppt–< 4< 4–
PFNA4 ppt–< 4< 4–
PFOA4 ppt–< 4< 4–
PFPeA3 ppt–< 3< 3–
PFPeS4 ppt–< 4< 4–
PFTA8 ppt–< 8< 8–
PFTrDA7 ppt–< 7< 7–
PFUnA2 ppt–< 2< 2–
lithium9 µg/L33.7–29.5–

Statistics by compound

CompoundResultsDetectedHighest (date)Mean boundsKM medianP75P90P95
PFHxS2100%20.8
2023-06-14
15.65–15.65fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFOS2100%10.6
2024-03-18
10.2–10.2fewer than 4 results: raw values only
lithium2100%33.7
2023-05-03
31.6–31.6fewer than 4 results: raw values only
PFBS250%3.2
2023-06-14
1.6–3.1fewer than 4 results: raw values only

Never detected (26): 11Cl-PF3OUdS, 4:2 FTS, 6:2 FTS, 8:2 FTS, 9Cl-PF3ONS, ADONA, HFPO-DA, NEtFOSAA, NFDHA, NMeFOSAA, PFBA, PFDA, PFDoA, PFEESA, PFHpA, PFHpS, PFHxA, PFMBA, PFMPA, PFNA, PFOA, PFPeA, PFPeS, PFTA, PFTrDA, PFUnA.

Left-censored Kaplan–Meier statistics (Helsel 2005; Helsel & Lee 2006, NADA for R). Units: ppt; lithium µg/L. Each compound has one reporting limit, so the Kaplan–Meier mean equals the upper mean bound (non-detects at the MRL); the lower bound sets non-detects to 0. “<MRL” = the percentile falls below the reporting limit and cannot be estimated. These describe this system's UCMR 5 samples, not population estimates.

Sources

  • EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data text files (UCMR5_All.txt; samples 2023-01-11 to 2025-12-16; data summary dated Jul 2026)
  • EPA SDWIS via ECHO SDWA downloads, quarter 2026Q3
  • EPA Public Water System Service Areas v3 (Mar 2026)
  • US Census Bureau cartographic boundary counties 1:500k, 2024
  • EPA/USGS NHDPlus V2 (medium resolution) flowlines, Strahler order 2+

Data build ba837c0e69f6 · 2026-10-18T04:04Z · UCMR 5 release Jul2026 · SDWIS 2026Q3. Data and methods.