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Community Water System · PWS CO0123679

Riverbend Water and Sewer Company

New Castle, Colorado 81647 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 156 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

156
People served
86
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 86 drinking-water violations at Riverbend Water and Sewer Company, 1% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

86
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
156
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Riverbend Water and Sewer Company

Riverbend Water and Sewer Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 156 residents in New Castle, Colorado (Garfield County) through 73 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 86 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 63 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 28 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%).

Riverbend Water and Sewer Company's 86 violations sit below 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
156
Total Violations
86
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
73
County
Garfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
63
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 28 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2010
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2007
E. COLI MR 4 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2014
TTHM MR 4 2007
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2019
Public Notice Other 2 2018
Selenium MCL 1 1984

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 Riverbend Water and Sewer Company.

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 CO0123679 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 Riverbend Water and Sewer Company 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
2019 Chlorine MR 28 SDWIS / CO0123679 / 0999
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / CO0123679 / 8000
2018 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / CO0123679 / 7500
2014 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / CO0123679 / 5000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / CO0123679 / 3100
2010 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / CO0123679 / 3014
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / CO0123679 / 2456
2007 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / CO0123679 / 2950
1984 Selenium MCL 1 SDWIS / CO0123679 / 1045

How Riverbend Water and Sewer Company Compares

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

Metric Riverbend Water and Sewer Company Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 86 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 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 156 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 Riverbend Water and Sewer Company water safe to drink? ▼
Riverbend Water and Sewer Company (PWS ID: CO0123679) has 86 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 156 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Riverbend Water and Sewer Company serve? ▼
Riverbend Water and Sewer Company serves 156 people in New Castle, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 73 service connections.
What type of violations does Riverbend Water and Sewer Company have? ▼
Riverbend Water and Sewer Company has 86 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 63 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Riverbend Water and Sewer Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Riverbend Water and Sewer Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Riverbend Water and Sewer Company use? ▼
Riverbend Water and Sewer Company 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.