S.D. Admin. R. 74:05:11:06
Each potential drinking water works project shall be assigned points based on the criteria in the following table:
Priority Criteria | Priority Points |
(1) Occurrences of nitrates, fecal coliform, or E. Coli bacteria in samples within the past three years have exceeded the allowable limits as defined in chapter 74:04:12, and this project will address the suspected cause of these occurrences; | 150 points |
occurrences of an emerging contaminant in samples within the past three years, and this project will address the suspected cause of these occurrences or provide an alternative water source to replace a source or sources contaminated with an emerging contaminant; or | 100 points |
occurrences of chronic primary drinking water contaminants in samples within the past three years have exceeded the allowable limits as defined in chapter 74:04:12 or the system is in violation of a treatment technique, and this project will address the suspected cause of these occurrences or correct the treatment technique violation; | 100 points (Maximum Points = 150) |
(2) Affordability criteria: | 75 points |
(a) Greater than 1.0 percent for community water systems whose median household income is less than or equal to $54,000; or | |
(b) Greater than 1.5 percent for community water systems whose median household income is more than $54,000; | |
(3) Consolidation of facilities where: | |
(a) One or more community water systems consolidate with another community water system and the consolidation is cost effective; | 50 points |
(4) Occurrences of secondary drinking water contaminants in samples within the past three years have exceeded the guidelines, and this project will address the suspected cause of these occurrences. The specific contaminants and the maximum contaminant level are: | 2 points per contaminant (up to a maximum of 10 points) |
chloride | 250 mg/L |
color | 15 color units |
fluoride | 2.0 mg/L |
foaming agents | 0.5 mg/L |
iron | 0.3 mg/L |
manganese | 0.05 mg/L |
odor | 3 threshold odor number range: 6.5 to |
pH | 8.5 |
silver | 0.1 mg/L |
sulfate | 250 mg/L |
total dissolved solids | 500 mg/L |
zinc | 5 mg/L |
(5) Occurrences of total coliform in samples within the past three years have exceeded the allowable limits, and this project will address the suspected cause of these occurrences; | 25 points |
(6) Rehabilitation of contaminated drinking water sources or development of sources to replace contaminated sources; | 25 points |
(7) Development of sources if existing sources are unable to supply the peak day demand or unable to meet the peak day demand with the largest source out of service; | 15 points |
(8) Installation of water meters if; | |
(a) The meters are being installed on services that were previously not metered; or | 50 points |
(b) The meters being installed are replacing existing meters; | 10 points |
(9) Replacement of transmission lines for the following reasons (points are additive as they apply); | |
(a) Removal of lead piping; | 30 points |
(b) Decrease in water loss volume by 10% or more; | 15 points |
(c) Looping of lines that will result in improved water quality; | 10 points |
(d) Eliminating cast iron or asbestos cement pipe; | 5 points |
(10) Construction of storage for a system with capacity less than an average day demand or to address low pressure problems within the system, where low pressure is defined as less than 20 pounds per square inch at ground level at any point in the distribution system under all conditions of flow; | 15 points |
(11) The construction, upgrade, or replacement of a water treatment plant or its components to assure compliance with upcoming or existing regulations; | 50 points |
(12) Population points according to the following schedule based on the population of the applicant as reported by the 2020 census as prepared by the Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce: | |
1 to 200 persons | 2 points |
201 to 500 persons | 3 points |
501 to 1,000 persons | 4 points |
1,001 to 2,500 persons | 5 points |
2,501 to 5 ,000 persons | 6 points |
5,001 to 10,000 persons | 7 points |
10,001 to 30,000 persons | 8 points |
30,001 and greater | 10 points. |
S.D. Admin. R. 74:05:11:06
General Authority: SDCL 46A-1-60.3.
Law Implemented: SDCL 46A-1-60.1 to 46A-1-60.3.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, CPH-1-43, South Dakota, Washington, DC, November 2012. This document is available at no cost over the internet at http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-1-43.pdf.