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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Pelican Plaza

EWG's drinking water quality report shows results of tests conducted by the water utility and provided to the Environmental Working Group by the South Dakota Department of Environment & Natural Resources, as well as information from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History database (ECHO). For the latest quarter assessed by the U.S. EPA (January 2021 - March 2021), tap water provided by this water utility was in compliance with federal health-based drinking water standards.

Utility Details

  • Rancho Palos Verde,watertown, South Dakota
  • Serves: 100
  • Data available: 2014-2019
  • Source: Groundwater

Contaminants Detected

1

EXCEED
EWG HEALTH
GUIDELINES

1 Total Contaminants

  • Legal does not necessarily equal safe. Getting a passing grade from the federal government does not mean the water meets the latest health guidelines.
  • Legal limits for contaminants in tap water have not been updated in almost 20 years.
  • The best way to ensure clean tap water is to keep pollution out of source water in the first place.

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Contaminants Detected

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Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer38x EWG'S HEALTH GUIDELINE
THIS UTILITY5.37 ppm
EWG HEALTH GUIDELINE0.14 ppm
LEGAL LIMIT10 ppm
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Nitrate

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Nitrate, a fertilizer chemical, frequently contaminates drinking water due to agricultural and urban runoff, and discharges from municipal wastewater treatment plants and septic tanks. Excessive nitrate in water can cause oxygen deprivation in infants and increase the risk of cancer. Click here to read more about nitrate.

Nitrate was found at 38 times above EWG's Health Guideline.

EWG Health Guideline

0.14 ppm or less

This Utility

5.37 ppm

Legal Limit

10 ppm

National Average

0.935 ppm

State Average

0.404 ppm
The state and national averages were calculated using the averages of the contaminant measurements for each utility in 2017-2019.
ppm = parts per million

Health Risks

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.14 ppm for nitrate was defined by EWG . This health guideline protects against cancer and harm to fetal growth and development.

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Pollution Sources

Agriculture

Runoff & Sprawl

Naturally Occurring

Filtering Options

Reverse Osmosis

Ion Exchange

Includes chemicals detected in 2017-2019 for which annual utility averages exceeded an EWG-selected health guideline established by a federal or state public health authority.

Includes .

Other Contaminants Tested

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Chemicals tested for but not detected from 2014 to 2019:

1,1,1-Trichloroethane , 1,1,2-Trichloroethane , 1,1-Dichloroethylene , 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene , 1,2-Dichloroethane , 1,2-Dichloropropane , 2,4,5-TP (Silvex) , 2,4-D , Alachlor (Lasso) , Atrazine , Benzene , Benzo[a]pyrene , Carbon tetrachloride , Chlordane , cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene , Combined uranium , Dalapon , Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate , Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate , Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) , Dinoseb , Endrin , Ethylbenzene , Glyphosate , Heptachlor , Heptachlor epoxide , Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) , Hexachlorocyclopentadiene , Lindane , Methoxychlor , Monochlorobenzene (chlorobenzene) , Nitrite , o-Dichlorobenzene , p-Dichlorobenzene , Pentachlorophenol , Picloram , Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) , Radium, combined (-226 & -228) , Radon , Simazine , Styrene , Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene) , Toluene , Toxaphene , trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene , Trichloroethylene , Vinyl chloride , Xylenes (total)

Pelican Plaza compliance with legally mandated federal standards:

Information in this section on Pelican Plaza comes from the U.S. EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online database (ECHO).

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Water Filters That Can Reduce Contaminant Levels

ContaminantActivated Carbonactivated carbonReverse Osmosisreverse osmosisIon Exchangeion exchange
CONTAMINANTS ABOVE
HEALTH GUIDELINES
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