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Community Water System · PWS CO0134210

El Rancho Florida MD

Durango, Colorado 81301 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

400
People served
132
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 132 drinking-water violations at El Rancho Florida MD, 3% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

132
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
400
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: El Rancho Florida MD

El Rancho Florida MD is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 400 residents in Durango, Colorado (La Plata County) through 132 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 132 total violations for this system , of which 4 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 117 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 34 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%).

El Rancho Florida MD's 132 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
400
Total Violations
132
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
132
County
La Plata
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
117
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 34 2019
Chlorine MR 25 2019
E. COLI MR 15 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2019
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 2019
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2013
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2019
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 4 2018
Nitrate MR 3 1994
TTHM MR 3 2006
Combined Uranium MR 3 2009
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 2009
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2006
Public Notice Other 2 2019

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 El Rancho Florida MD.

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 CO0134210 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 El Rancho Florida MD 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
2023 E. COLI MR 15 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 3014
2019 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 34 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 0200
2019 Chlorine MR 25 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 0999
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 8000
2019 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 0300
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 7000
2019 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 7500
2018 Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 4 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 0400
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 3100
2009 Combined Uranium MR 3 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 4006
2009 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 4000
2006 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 2950
2006 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 2456
1994 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / CO0134210 / 1040

How El Rancho Florida MD Compares

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

Metric El Rancho Florida MD Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 132 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 400 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 El Rancho Florida MD water safe to drink? ▼
El Rancho Florida MD (PWS ID: CO0134210) has 132 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 400 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does El Rancho Florida MD serve? ▼
El Rancho Florida MD serves 400 people in Durango, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 132 service connections.
What type of violations does El Rancho Florida MD have? ▼
El Rancho Florida MD has 132 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 117 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in El Rancho Florida MD water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for El Rancho Florida MD under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does El Rancho Florida MD use? ▼
El Rancho Florida MD 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.