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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0208720

Ponderosa Lodge Inc

Salida, Colorado 81201 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 125 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

125
People served
431
EPA violations
7
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 431 drinking-water violations at Ponderosa Lodge Inc, 2% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

431
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
125
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ponderosa Lodge Inc

Ponderosa Lodge Inc is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 125 residents in Salida, Colorado (Chaffee County) through 8 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 431 total violations for this system , of which 7 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 401 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 178 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%).

Ponderosa Lodge Inc's 431 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
125
Total Violations
431
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
8
County
Chaffee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
401
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 178 2025
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 127 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 40 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 2025
Public Notice Other 14 2025
Nitrate MR 13 2022
E. COLI MR 12 2018
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 7 2009
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2017
Nitrite MR 4 2007
Chlorine MR 3 2017

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 Ponderosa Lodge Inc.

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 CO0208720 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 Ponderosa Lodge Inc 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 178 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 0200
2025 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 127 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 0300
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 8000
2025 Public Notice Other 14 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 7500
2022 Nitrate MR 13 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 1040
2018 E. COLI MR 12 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 3014
2017 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 0800
2017 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 0999
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 40 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 3100
2009 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 7 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 0200
2007 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / CO0208720 / 1041

How Ponderosa Lodge Inc Compares

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

Metric Ponderosa Lodge Inc Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 431 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 7 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 125 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 Ponderosa Lodge Inc water safe to drink? ▼
Ponderosa Lodge Inc (PWS ID: CO0208720) has 431 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 125 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Ponderosa Lodge Inc serve? ▼
Ponderosa Lodge Inc serves 125 people in Salida, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 8 service connections.
What type of violations does Ponderosa Lodge Inc have? ▼
Ponderosa Lodge Inc has 431 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 401 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Ponderosa Lodge Inc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Ponderosa Lodge Inc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Ponderosa Lodge Inc use? ▼
Ponderosa Lodge Inc uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.