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Colorado

Chaffee County drinking water quality

73 active public water systems serve 25,957 people in Chaffee County. 38 are compliant, 35 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 1 is a designated serious violator, and 3 carry a health flag.

Active systems 73 18 community systems
People served 26K by public water systems
Systems with violations 35 48% of active systems, past 3 years
Serious violators 1 3 systems carry a health flag

Needs attention

Four Seasons RV Park CO0208360 · Transient non-community system · Serves 122 1 rule violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Nitrate.
Collegiate Peak Campground NO 2 CO0308130 · Transient non-community system · Serves 336 3 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Groundwater Rule (GWR), Public Notification Rule, and Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).
Monarch Mountain Lodge CO0108420 · Non-Transient non-community system · Serves 247 14 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Groundwater Rule (GWR), Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), Public Notification Rule, and Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).
Arrowhead Point CO0208240 · Transient non-community system · Serves 204 3 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Public Notification Rule and Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR).

Community water systems

18 systems, largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Salida City of
 5,666 4 0
Buena Vista Town of
 3,776 1 0
Poncha Springs Town of
 2,118 1 0
Buena Vista Correctional Facility
 1,700 3 0
Game Trail Association INC
 480 2 0
Mesa Antero Subd
 250 3 1
Trail West Assoc
 249 0 0
Chateau Chaparrel CG
 240 0 0
Glenview Owners Assoc
 195 2 0
Princeton Estates Subd
 150 2 0
Mountain Vista Village
 100 3 0
Pinon Pines Property LLC
 100 0 0
River Village LLC
 90 0 0
MT Princeton HOA
 79 2 0
Casa del Rio Subd
 73 0 0
Ute Heights Community WS
 69 0 0
Westwinds WD
 63 3 1
Eastside MHP
 40 5 0
Non-community systems (55: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Monarch Ski Area
 2,500 0 0
Noahs Ark Adventure Company
 506 0 0
Young Life Frontier Ranch
 424 2 0
Chalk Creek Campground
 401 3 1
Collegiate Peak Campground NO 2
 336 3 1
Adventure Unlimited Ranches
 321 0 0
Young Life Trail West Lodge
 283 0 0
MT Princeton Hot Springs
 278 0 0
Gunsmoke Travel Plaza
 268 1 0
Monarch Mountain Lodge
 247 14 5
Silver Cliff Ranch
 243 0 0
Monarch Park NO 2
 228 0 0
Angel of Shavano CG NO 1
 220 2 0
Monarch Crest
Salida 		210 1 0
Arrowhead Point
 204 3 2
Centerville Pit Stop
 203 3 0
Ohaver Lake CG North
 192 0 0
Ava Rafting Granite Outpost Water
Buena Vista 		170 0 0
Mild2wild Rafting
 170 0 0
Valley RV Park
 146 0 0
Deer Valley Ranch and Subd
 142 0 0
MT Princeton Hot Springs Resort Cabins
 140 0 0
Snowy Peaks RV and Rentals
 140 0 0
Cascade Campground 4092
 126 0 0
Ponderosa Lodge INC
 125 4 1
Spring Canyon Conference Center
 123 1 1
Four Seasons RV Park
 122 1 0
Monarch Spur RV Park and Campground
 117 0 0
Chalk Lake Campground
 114 2 0
Mount Princeton CG
 114 0 0
MT Princeton RV Park and Cabins
 110 0 0
Wilderness Aware Rafting
 105 0 0
A-Lodge Salida
 98 4 1
Buena Vista Overlook Campground
 95 1 0
Pelino INC
Buena Vista 		95 0 0
Charlotte Hot Springs
 93 1 0
Big O Tires
Salida 		91 0 0
Childrens Discovery Ranch
 90 2 0
River Runners of Nathrop
 81 0 0
American Adventure Expeditions
 80 1 0
Browns Canyon Rafting
 80 1 0
Arkansas River Rim CG and RV Park
 76 0 0
Robins Restaurant
 76 0 0
Rainbow Lake Resort
Buena Vista 		75 4 0
Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center
 60 0 0
Johnson Village Food Shop
 53 0 0
Station 24 Cafe
 53 0 0
Applejack RV Park
Poncha Springs 		48 1 0
Hutchinson Homestead
 48 0 0
American Classic Inn
 42 0 0
Cottonwood Hot Springs
 39 3 2
Eagle Roost Water Improvement Assoc
 33 2 0
Moonstream Campground
Buena Vista 		31 0 0
Slackwater Inn
 29 0 0
Outside Inn Fresh Mountain Water
 25 0 0
Inactive systems (54, no longer operating or reporting)

Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.

About this data

Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Colorado records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.