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Community Water System · PWS CO0123510

Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline

Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,028 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,028
People served
111
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 111 drinking-water violations at Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline, 10% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

111
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,028
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline

Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,028 residents in Glenwood Springs, Colorado (Garfield County) through 56 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 111 total violations for this system , of which 11 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 54 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Public Notice, recorded in 28 violations (Other). 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%).

Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline's 111 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
1,028
Total Violations
111
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
56
County
Garfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
54
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Public Notice Other 28 2025
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 24 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 2014
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2021
Chlorine MR 6 2021
TTHM MR 6 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 2018
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 1997
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2009

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 Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline.

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 CO0123510 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 Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline 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
2025 Public Notice Other 28 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 7500
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 11 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 7000
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 24 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 0200
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 2456
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 8000
2021 Chlorine MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 0999
2021 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 2950
2018 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 0200
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 3100
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 3100
1997 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / CO0123510 / 1038

How Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline Compares

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

Metric Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 111 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 1,028 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 Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline water safe to drink? ▼
Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline (PWS ID: CO0123510) has 111 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,028 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline serve? ▼
Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline serves 1,028 people in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 56 service connections.
What type of violations does Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline have? ▼
Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline has 111 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 54 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline use? ▼
Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline uses Surface Water 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.