BELLE FOURCHE, SD · Butte County
PRAIRIE HILLS RANCHETTES Water System
Inactive system
This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of March 1, 2005. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.
If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in Butte County, SD.
Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace South Dakota’s official records. Always confirm current status with South Dakota before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- SD4600617
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 70
- Service connections
- 30
- Ownership
- privately owned
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
PRAIRIE HILLS RANCHETTES is one of 583 community water systems in South Dakota in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 70 people from groundwater.
EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2005; the record below is historical.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 4 entries between 1976 and 2004, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2004.
Of the 4, 3 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Radionuclides and Revised Rad Rule, the Total Coliform Rules, and volatile organic chemicals.
Violation history
Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average
Health-basedGross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
January 1, 2004 – June 30, 2004
ResolvedMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR)
—Coliform (TCR)
July 1, 2003 – July 31, 2003
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—DICHLOROMETHANE
January 1, 1997 – December 31, 1997
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
June 1, 1976 – May 31, 1980
Archived
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2004 – June 30, 2004 | Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Health-based | Resolved |
| July 1, 2003 – July 31, 2003 | Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR) | Coliform (TCR) | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 1997 – December 31, 1997 | Monitoring, Regular | DICHLOROMETHANE | — | Resolved |
| June 1, 1976 – May 31, 1980 | Monitoring, Regular | Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | — | Archived |
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the stateArchived closed in EPA's records (typically due to age or a data correction)
Enforcement actions
- March 28, 2005State no longer subject to Rule5 linked violations
- March 28, 2005State no longer subject to Rule10 linked violations
- September 8, 2004State Public Notification received7 linked violations
- February 20, 2004State Administrative/Compliance Order with penalty issued20 linked violations
- April 10, 2001State Public Notification issued5 linked violations
- March 13, 2000State Public Notification requested15 linked violations
Last known contact on file (system is inactive)
Not on record
605-892-4485
BELLE FOURCHE, SD 57717