Water Quality: ESTELLINE, SD

1 water system • 749 people served

No Health Violations
16
Total Violations
0
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
749
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

ESTELLINE is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 749 people, and has 16 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. None of those violations are health-based — the records reflect missed monitoring or reporting deadlines rather than a contaminant exceeding safe levels. ESTELLINE's violation count is 79% below the national average for South Dakota. Contaminants associated with violations include Nitrate.

Contaminants Found

Nitrate

Causes methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome) in infants, reducing the blood's ability to carry oxygen.

Common source: Fertilizer runoff, septic systems, animal feedlots, natural deposits

EPA limit: 10 mg/L (as nitrogen)

Water Systems Serving ESTELLINE

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
ESTELLINE SD4600119 Groundwater 749 16

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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