The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) announced that the City of Wagner public water system and the system's certified operators have been awarded a Drinking Water Certificate of Achievement Award. The award is for exceptional water system operations and environmental compliance with state drinking water standards for the previous year.

'Access to a safe and reliable water source is essential to keeping our families healthy and our economy growing, 'said DANR Secretary Hunter Roberts. 'This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of South Dakota's drinking water system operators and their efforts to ensure their customers have access to clean drinking water.'

To qualify for the Drinking Water Certification of Achievement Award, public water systems and their system operations specialists had to meet all the compliance monitoring and reporting requirements, drinking water standards, and certification requirements for 2024.