REGIONAL WATER SYSTEMS Rural water systems emerged from the aforementioned challenges over the last several decades. Consolidation and regionalization enable water systems to operate at appropriate economies of scale, while serving both urban and rural customers. A rural water system becomes a water distributor to communities, industries, and rural and urban customers. The State of South Dakota currently has 33 rural water systems supplying more than 70% of the public water supply in South Dakota.
Rural Water
BDM
Standing Rock Sioux
Perkins
WEB
Grant - Roberts
Tri County
Clark
Sioux
Butte - Meade
Brookings - Deuel
Mid-Dakota
BearButte
Kingbrook
West River / Lyman - Jones
Lower Brule
Rapid Valley
Crow Creek
Big Sioux
Aurora-Brule Davison
Minnehaha
Southern Black Hills
Hanson
T-M
Lincoln
Tripp
Oglala Sioux
Randall
South Lincoln
Fall River
Rosebud Sioux
B - Y
Clay
Rapid Valley
Figure 9.2 Rural Water Map
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