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Is there lead in Rapid City's tap water?

6PPBparts per billion of lead in Rapid City's water at the latest test, in 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Rapid City

67 public water companies list Rapid City as a place they supply. The biggest is Rapid City's water department, with about 72,009 people. The highest latest result among Rapid City's water companies is 14 parts per billion, at Edelweiss Mountain Improvement Assoc. None of the 66 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Pineview Water Association supply just their own grounds or street; most of Rapid City gets its water from Rapid City's water department. 1 has no lead test results on file. 61 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well. Your water bill names yours.

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