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Water hardness in Rapid City

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Utility-reported hardness

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Evidence comparison rank
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Matched utilities
23
Active health records
1

Your tap water

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Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Rapid City

SD4600406 · Surface water · 72,009 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.006 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

40% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Weston Heights Homeowners Associatio

SD4600862 · Groundwater · 412 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.007 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

47% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (3)
Imported violation history for Weston Heights Homeowners Associatio
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleUnaddressedJul 1, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Feb 18, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Feb 18, 2025

Ar Ranch

SD4602379 · Groundwater · 88 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Spearfish Meadows

SD4600875 · Groundwater · 87 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.002 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Whispering Willows

SD4602094 · Groundwater · 64 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.003 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

20% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (8)
Imported violation history for Whispering Willows
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedApr 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 9, 2022 to Jun 20, 2022
ChlorineResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
ChlorineResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Aug 1, 2022
ChlorineResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedJan 1, 2021 to Jan 31, 2021
ChlorineResolvedJan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021

Elk Valley Ranchettes

SD4602189 · Groundwater · 62 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.003 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

20% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Elk Creek Valley View Assoc

SD4602363 · Groundwater · 52 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

West Nike Subdivision

SD4602260 · Groundwater · 50 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Cedar Gulch 2

SD4602295 · Groundwater · 40 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati

SD4602356 · Groundwater · 35 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.004 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

27% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Rimrock Heights Homeowners Associati
RuleStatusPeriod
NitrateResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021

Colonial Pine Hills Sanitary Distric

SD4600263 · Groundwater · 1,200 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Chapel Lane Water Company

SD4600264 · Groundwater · 1,200 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.002 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Hisega Meadows Water Inc

SD4600271 · Groundwater influenced by surface water · 491 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Hart Ranch

SD4600910 · Groundwater · 438 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
2 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

154% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2004 to Jun 30, 2004

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Pine Grove

SD4600948 · Groundwater · 425 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

South Canyon Country Estates

SD4600627 · Groundwater · 420 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.003 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

20% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

The Ranch At Black Gap

SD4602203 · Groundwater · 375 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Timberwood Park Estates

SD4602272 · Groundwater · 283 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Golden Valley Water Company

SD4602261 · Groundwater · 283 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation
Reported level
16 PCI/L
Maximum contaminant level
15 PCI/L

107% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Golden Valley Water Company
RuleStatusPeriod
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UHealth-basedResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021

Carriage Hills

SD4600265 · Groundwater · 267 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.002 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Rapid Valley Sanitary District

SD4600274 · Surface water · 11,408 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.003 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

20% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Cedar Gulch 1

SD4602301 · Groundwater · 45 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Cedar Gulch 1
RuleStatusPeriod
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleHealth-basedResolvedFeb 1, 2025 to May 22, 2025

Darlington Estates

SD4600403 · Groundwater · 25 people served system-wide

EPA SDWIS explicitly lists this ZIP in the system's served geography.

1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation
Reported level
13 PCI/L
Maximum contaminant level
5 PCI/L

260% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026

Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation
Reported level
25 PCI/L
Maximum contaminant level
15 PCI/L

167% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026

Violation history (5)
Imported violation history for Darlington Estates
RuleStatusPeriod
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)Health-basedArchivedJan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UHealth-basedArchivedJan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleHealth-basedUnaddressedNov 12, 2025
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)Health-basedArchivedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)Health-basedArchivedJul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025

City summary

What the indexed records say

Rapid City has 3 published ZIP profiles across Pennington County. The regional-evidence median is 466 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

The 466–688 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard3 ZIPs

3 of 3 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
7.1 miles
Profiles with evidence
3/3

Confidence labels

High: 2Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Jul 13, 2020 to Nov 20, 2024.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Rapid City

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

  1. 1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
  2. 2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
  3. 3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

Questions people ask

About water in Rapid City

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.