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Community Water System · PWS CO0157700

Sawpit Town Of

Placerville, Colorado 81430 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 59 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

59
People served
238
EPA violations
42
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 238 drinking-water violations at Sawpit Town Of, 18% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

238
Total EPA violations on record
18%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
59
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Sawpit Town Of

Sawpit Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 59 residents in Placerville, Colorado (San Miguel County) through 22 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 238 total violations for this system , of which 42 (18%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 148 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2008.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 119 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%).

Sawpit Town Of's 238 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
59
Total Violations
238
Health-Based Violations
42
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
22
County
San Miguel
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
41
Monitoring Violations
148
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 119 2008
Coliform (TCR) MCL 41 1999
Nitrate MR 6 1995
Gross Beta Particle Activity MR 4 1987
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 1987
Benzene MR 2 1991
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 1991
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1991
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 1991
Trichloroethylene MR 2 1991
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1991
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 1991
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 1996
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 1 1992

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 Sawpit Town Of.

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 CO0157700 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 Sawpit Town Of 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
2008 Coliform (TCR) MR 119 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 3100
1999 Coliform (TCR) MCL 41 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 3100
1996 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 5000
1995 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 1040
1992 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 1 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 0200
1991 Benzene MR 2 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 2990
1991 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 2982
1991 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 2977
1991 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 2981
1991 Trichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 2984
1991 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 2969
1991 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 2980
1987 Gross Beta Particle Activity MR 4 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 4100
1987 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 SDWIS / CO0157700 / 4000

How Sawpit Town Of Compares

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

Metric Sawpit Town Of Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 238 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 42 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 59 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 Sawpit Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Sawpit Town Of (PWS ID: CO0157700) has 238 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 59 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Sawpit Town Of serve? ▼
Sawpit Town Of serves 59 people in Placerville, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 22 service connections.
What type of violations does Sawpit Town Of have? ▼
Sawpit Town Of has 238 total violations: 42 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 148 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Sawpit Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Sawpit Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Sawpit Town Of use? ▼
Sawpit Town Of 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.