Does Emery, SD tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 6 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Emery, of which 4 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Emery, SD tap water come from?

Emery is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: surface water.

SD / Emery

SD · Tap water records

Emery tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Emery. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Emery is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 3,165 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 6 violations across the community water system(s) serving Emery, going back to the earliest EPA record. 4 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.

2

Community water systems
~3,165

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Hanson Rural Water System

2,685 served · surface water · PWSID SD4600878

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Emery

480 served · surface water · PWSID SD4600118

Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between December 2017 and March 2019. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

What this means

A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.

This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.

Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.