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DAKOTA CO RURAL WATER: EPA violation history, explained

DAKOTA CO RURAL WATER has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 2,032 people through 674 service connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

2 total violations and 1 health-based ones put DAKOTA CO RURAL WATER at the 29th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 9,170 of 12,903.

Against the NE average

NE's 64 covered systems average 8.9 health-based violations each; DAKOTA CO RURAL WATER carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.

Most recent violation on record

DAKOTA CO RURAL WATER's most recent violation on record is dated 1996-01-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 1996-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 06/30/2026.

The concern categories on record

DAKOTA CO RURAL WATER's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What DAKOTA CO RURAL WATER's record does not cover

Everything on this page is DAKOTA CO RURAL WATER's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for DAKOTA CO RURAL WATER - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.