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Community Water System · PWS CO0134720

Pine Wind MHP

Seminole, Colorado 79360 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 60 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

60
People served
61
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 61 drinking-water violations at Pine Wind MHP, 8% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

61
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
60
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pine Wind MHP

Pine Wind MHP is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 60 residents in Seminole, Colorado (La Plata County) through 28 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 61 total violations for this system , of which 5 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 49 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2018.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 15 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, 37 of 163 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (22.7%).

Pine Wind MHP's 61 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
60
Total Violations
61
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
28
County
La Plata
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
49
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 15 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2014
Nitrate MR 8 2014
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2017
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2012
Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 2002
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2013
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 1992
E. COLI MR 3 2018

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 Pine Wind MHP.

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 CO0134720 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 Pine Wind MHP 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
2018 Chlorine MR 15 SDWIS / CO0134720 / 0999
2018 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / CO0134720 / 3014
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / CO0134720 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / CO0134720 / 3100
2014 Nitrate MR 8 SDWIS / CO0134720 / 1040
2013 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / CO0134720 / 7000
2012 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / CO0134720 / 5000
2002 Coliform (TCR) MCL 5 SDWIS / CO0134720 / 3100
1992 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / CO0134720 / 4000

How Pine Wind MHP Compares

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

Metric Pine Wind MHP Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 61 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 13.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 22.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 60 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 Pine Wind MHP water safe to drink? ▼
Pine Wind MHP (PWS ID: CO0134720) has 61 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 60 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pine Wind MHP serve? ▼
Pine Wind MHP serves 60 people in Seminole, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 28 service connections.
What type of violations does Pine Wind MHP have? ▼
Pine Wind MHP has 61 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 49 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pine Wind MHP water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pine Wind MHP under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pine Wind MHP use? ▼
Pine Wind MHP 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.