Wall water quality

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

We read 9 results from Wall’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 3 above a health goal or guideline.

Serves about 699 people · Water system ID SD4600417 · 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
Fluoridehighest measured · range 2.09 to 3.15 · highest of 2 sources · 2025 report, page 43.15 ppm1 ppm4 ppmAbove the 2 ppm secondary standard1.6x the 2 ppm secondary standard (EPA's level to prevent tooth discoloration, also used as health guidance); below the 4 ppm legal limit
Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 41 ppb0.2 ppb15 ppb (action level)Above the health goal5x the health goal
Radium (combined 226 + 228)highest measured · range ND to 1 · sampled 2021 · 2025 report, page 41 pCi/L0 pCi/L5 pCi/LAbove the health goalThe health goal is zero
Antimonyhighest measured · range ND to 1 · WR/LJ - Creighton Project · 2025 report, page 41 ppb1 ppb6 ppbBelow the health goal
Bariumhighest measured · range 0.02 to 0.03 · sampled 2022 · WR/LJ - Creighton Project, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report, page 40.03 ppm2 ppm2 ppmBelow the health goal
Chromium (total)highest measured · range ND to 1.9 · sampled 2022 · WR/LJ - Creighton Project · 2025 report, page 41.9 ppbNone set100 ppbBelow the legal limit
Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 40.1 ppm0.3 ppm1.3 ppm (action level)Below the health goal
Seleniumhighest measured · range ND to 3 · WR/LJ - Creighton Project · 2025 report, page 43 ppb30 ppb50 ppbBelow the health goal
Lithiumhighest measured · range 58.6 to 238 · sampled 2023 · 2025 report, page 6238 ppbNone setNoneNo health limit

Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper. 1 number we weren’t sure about is held back until a person checks.

EPA testing for PFAS and lithium

EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Wall’s water between Apr 2023 and Nov 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • Lithium238 ppbFound in 9 of 9 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)

Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.

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.

Fluoride

Found: Fluoride

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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Lead

Found: Lead

What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.

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Radium and uranium

Found: Radium (combined 226 + 228)

What removes it: Reverse osmosis.

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