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BUTTE-MEADE SWD-BEAN WELL

NEWELL, SD · ~1,481 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

SD4600223

State

South Dakota

City

NEWELL

Population served

1,481

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

32

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

32

Health-based

65

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Apr 1992. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Jul 1991 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Apr 1991 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Jan 1991 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Oct 1990 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Jul 1990 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Apr 1990 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Jan 1990 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Oct 1989 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Jul 1989 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Apr 1989 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Jan 1989 Resolved
Max contaminant level (MCL) · Uranium health-based began Oct 1988 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIE Apr 1992
  • State action · SOX Feb 1992
  • State action · SIE Jan 1992
  • State action · SIF Jul 1991
  • State action · SIE Jun 1991
  • State action · SIE Jan 1991
  • State action · SIF Jan 1991
  • State action · SIE Oct 1990

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Dec 2021

31 · max 77.9 ug/L · 53

Manganese

1 station · latest Apr 2023

86.9 · max 2,080 ug/l · 24

Copper

1 station · latest Apr 2023

1.2 · max 76.3 ug/l · 21

Uranium

1 station · latest Apr 2023

3.43 · max 5.11 ug/l · 12

Lead

1 station · latest Apr 2023

0.34 · max 38.8 ug/l · 9

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system SD4600223 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.