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Community Water System · PWS CO0108450

River Village LLC

Buena Vista, Colorado 81211 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 90 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

90
People served
897
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 897 drinking-water violations at River Village LLC, 2% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

897
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
90
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: River Village LLC

River Village LLC is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 90 residents in Buena Vista, Colorado (Chaffee County) through 53 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 897 total violations for this system , of which 19 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 861 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2016.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 23 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Colorado, EPA tracks 2,193 public water systems serving 7,473,456 people, with 238,796 cumulative violations and 30,589 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 108.9 violations. Statewide, 98 of 163 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.1%).

River Village LLC's 897 violations sit above the Colorado average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
90
Total Violations
897
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
53
County
Chaffee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
19
Monitoring Violations
861
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 23 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 2015
Diquat MR 15 2015
Endothall MR 15 2015
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 13 2014
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 13 2014
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 13 2014
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 13 2014
Trichloroethylene MR 13 2014
Benzene MR 13 2014
Carbon tetrachloride MR 13 2014
Nitrate MR 12 2014
Endrin MR 12 2014
BHC-GAMMA MR 12 2014
Methoxychlor MR 12 2014
Toxaphene MR 12 2014
Dalapon MR 12 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 12 2014
OXAMYL MR 12 2014
Simazine MR 12 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 12 2014
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 12 2014
Carbofuran MR 12 2014
Aldicarb MR 12 2014
Atrazine MR 12 2014
Heptachlor MR 12 2014
Heptachlor epoxide MR 12 2014
2,4,5-TP MR 12 2014
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 12 2014
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 12 2014

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for River Village LLC.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID CO0108450 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Colorado Drinking Water Authority

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects River Village LLC under EPA-delegated authority.

Open CO regulator portal

Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2016 E. COLI MR 10 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 3014
2016 Chlorine MR 9 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 0999
2016 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 4 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 0600
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 23 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 3100
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 3100
2015 Diquat MR 15 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 2032
2015 Endothall MR 15 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 2033
2014 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 13 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 2969
2014 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 13 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 2977
2014 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 13 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 2981
2014 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 13 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 2980
2014 Trichloroethylene MR 13 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 2984
2014 Benzene MR 13 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 2990
2014 Carbon tetrachloride MR 13 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 2982
2014 Nitrate MR 12 SDWIS / CO0108450 / 1040

How River Village LLC Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric River Village LLC Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 897 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 19 13.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 90 3,408 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,193 regulated public water systems in Colorado.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is River Village LLC water safe to drink? ▼
River Village LLC (PWS ID: CO0108450) has 897 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 90 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does River Village LLC serve? ▼
River Village LLC serves 90 people in Buena Vista, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 53 service connections.
What type of violations does River Village LLC have? ▼
River Village LLC has 897 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 861 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in River Village LLC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for River Village LLC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does River Village LLC use? ▼
River Village LLC uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - 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 Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.