Burke water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · South Dakota · Affiliate disclosure

We read 8 results from Burke’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 2 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 575 people · Water system ID SD4600079 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)

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Results from the 2025 report

Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.

ContaminantResultHealth goalLegal limitWhat it means
Arsenichighest measured · range 3 to 3 · sampled 2021 · Tripp County Water User District · 2025 report, page 43 ppb0.004 ppb10 ppbAbove the health goal750x the health goal
Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 41 ppb0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Above the health goal5x the health goal
Bariumhighest measured · range 0.07 to 0.08 · sampled 2021 · Tripp County Water User District · 2025 report, page 40.08 ppm2 ppm2 ppmBelow the health goal
Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2023 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 40.2 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Below the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · highest of 2 sources · 2025 report, page 49.06 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Fluoridehighest measured · range 0.3 to 0.78 · Tripp County Water User District · 2025 report, page 40.78 ppm1 ppm4 ppmBelow the health goal
Nitrate (as N)highest measured · Tripp County Water User District · 2025 report, page 44.1 ppm10 ppm10 ppmBelow the health goal
Seleniumhighest measured · range 0.85 to 1 · sampled 2021 · Tripp County Water User District · 2025 report, page 41 ppb30 ppb50 ppbBelow the health goal

Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.

What you can do

Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.

Arsenic

Found: Arsenic

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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Lead

Found: Lead

What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.

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