Public EPA test results
Can you drink Box Elder tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID SD4600046 · serves Box Elder, SD · about 14,000 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Box Elder (EPA SD4600046)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Box Elder's main utility, Box Elder: 9 health-standard violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS). PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Box Elder, as of October 14, 2026
9 health-standard violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS).
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 2 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Box Elder use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Box Elder's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)