How many water violations are in Routt County?

Routt County has 5,239 total drinking water violations across 50 water systems, of which 981 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Routt County systems?

Water systems in Routt County serve approximately 50,449 people through 50 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Routt County water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 0 of 3 tested systems in Routt County had at least one PFAS detection (0.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 50 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Routt County?

Water systems in Routt County use SW (28 systems), GW (22 systems) as their primary water sources.

Are health-based violations serious?

Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 18.7% of Routt County's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Routt County in the middle health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Where does Routt County sit among U.S. counties for water-system population?

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Routt County ranks #948 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #21 of 64 counties in Colorado. Ordinals use the same total_population DESC sort as the counties directory. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

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Routt County, Colorado

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet CO107 · Routt County 50 sys · 5,239 viol · #948/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-SW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 18.7% health
RANK-UPPER #948/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
SRC-SW SW lead 56%
SYS-MID 50 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Montezuma County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Routt County ranks #948 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #21 of 64 counties in Colorado. See methodology · corpus placement.

Routt County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 18.7% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #948 of 3,254 · #21 of 64 in Colorado.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Mt Werner WD	16,980	212	Clean
Steamboat Springs City Of	9,950	24	Clean
Steamboat Ski Corp Thunderhead	6,517	52	-
Hayden Town Of	3,915	86	Clean
Steamboat Ski Corp Rendezvous	2,500	3	-
Steamboat II MD	1,450	440	-
Steamboat Lake State Park	1,092	21	-
Oak Creek Town Of	950	264	-
Morrison Creek Metro District	800	88	-
Twenty Mile Coal Co	475	196	-
Yampa Town Of	467	105	-
Steamboat Lake WD	411	94	-
Stagecoach State Park	405	35	-
Fish Creek Falls Recreation Area	400	23	-
Steamboat Springs KOA	301	71	-
Strawberry Park Hot Springs	300	28	-
Tree Haus MD	248	109	-
Haymaker Golf Course	243	3	-
Catamount MD Lake Property	219	11	-
Perry Mansfield Camp	216	169	-
Clark Store	215	94	-
Phippsburg Town Of	200	279	-
Timbers WSD	200	199	-
Sleepy Bear MHP	150	151	-
Dakota Ridge HOA	130	19	-
Catamount MD Ranch Property	127	6	-
North Routt Community Charter School	120	27	-
Steamboat Lake Outpost	116	142	-
Xcel Energy Hayden Station	110	240	-
Vista Verde Guest Ranch	104	65	-
Milner Park	100	198	-
Deerwood Service Company LLC	91	6	-
Steamboat Mountain School	83	296	-
Pearl Lake State Park	77	19	-
Cabins at Historic Columbine	69	10	-
Marabou HOA	68	18	-
Steamboat Golf Club Inc	67	125	-
Yampa River State Park	65	21	-
Black Mountain Ranch	61	34	-
White Haven MHP	56	11	-
Riverbend Cabins	55	245	-
Hahns Peak Village HOA	52	98	-
Eagle Soaring RV Park	52	27	-
Fox Estates HOA	50	150	-
Sidney Peak Ranch	42	17	-
Glen Eden Resort	42	34	-
Euzoa Bible Church	31	119	-
Hidden Springs Ranch	27	375	-
Alpine Mountain Ranch MD	25	155	-
Raindrop Water Hauler	25	25	-

Compare beyond Colorado

Mid-flagged peers for Routt County

Cross-state counties nearest Routt County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (5,239). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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