Tap Water Quality Report
Tap water quality in SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota
Tap water in SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota receives a grade of C (77/100) from TapWaterSafety.org. It's served by SIOUX FALLS. The most significant water quality concerns are: Arsenic significantly above health guideline; Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline; Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline. Data sources: EPA SDWIS, EPA ECHO, EWG Tap Water Database.
What's in SIOUX FALLS's tap water
Top water quality concerns identified by the EPA and Environmental Working Group across the utility serving SIOUX FALLS.
Arsenic significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernArsenic detected at 2.5 ppb, 625x above the EWG health guideline of 0.004 ppb.
Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernHaloacetic acids (HAA9) detected at 24.6 ppb, 410x above the EWG health guideline of 0.06 ppb.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
Moderate concernTotal trihalomethanes (TTHMs) detected at 31.8 ppb, 212x above the EWG health guideline of 0.15 ppb.
EPA compliance record
Official U.S. EPA records for SIOUX FALLS (system ID SD4600294) for the last 3 years. Checked 2026-10-07.
Source: U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), from the Safe Drinking Water Information System. See EPA's full report.
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All contaminants detected in SIOUX FALLS's tap water
Every contaminant identified, compared side-by-side against US EPA legal limits, the EU Drinking Water Directive (2020/2184), WHO Guidelines, and California's Public Health Goal. Why we show multiple standards →
| Contaminant | Detected | EWG US health-based |
EPA US legal |
EU DWD Europe |
WHO global |
CA PHG strictest US |
Tested sample year |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic Heavy metal |
2.5 ppb | 0.004 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 | 0.004 | — | 625× over |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA9) Disinfection byproduct |
24.6 ppb | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | 410× over |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Disinfection byproduct |
31.8 ppb | 0.15 | 80.0 | 100 | — | — | — | 212× over |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) Disinfection byproduct |
10.2 ppb | 0.1 | 60.0 | 60 | — | — | — | 102× over |
| Chromium (hexavalent) Heavy metal |
0.19 ppb | 0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | 9.5× over |
| Nitrate Inorganic |
0.48 ppm | 0.14 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10 | — | 3.4× over |
| Chlorate Disinfection byproduct |
154.0 ppb | 210.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Molybdenum Other |
6.58 ppb | 40.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Vanadium Other |
1.33 ppb | 21.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Barium Heavy metal |
10.0 ppb | 700.0 | 2000.0 | — | 1300 | 2000 | — | Below guideline |
| Manganese Heavy metal |
0.05 ppb | 100.0 | — | 50 | 80 | — | — | Below guideline |
| Strontium Radiological |
0.278 ppb | 1500.0 | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
| Fluoride Inorganic |
0.62 ppm | — | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | — | Below guideline |
| Lithium Other |
57.7 ppb | — | — | — | — | — | — | Below guideline |
All values in the unit of the detected level. Red cells indicate the detected level exceeds that standard. Some contaminants have limits in some jurisdictions but not others (shown as —). The "Tested" column shows the year each contaminant sample was collected.
Sources: US EPA, EU Drinking Water Directive 2020/2184, WHO Guidelines, California OEHHA PHGs, EWG Tap Water Database.
Treatment plant contact info
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