Is LEAD's water safe to drink?

LEAD's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 2,982 people get their water from it, across 1,470 connections.

LEAD's record against the rest of the country

4 total violations and 0 health-based ones put LEAD at the 11th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 11,483 of 12,903.

Against the SD average

LEAD's 0 health-based violations sit within the SD average of 3.0, across 74 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

LEAD's most recent violation on record is dated 2007-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.

What LEAD's record does not cover

This is what LEAD reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and LEAD's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,483th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.