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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0208920

Young Life Frontier Ranch

Buena Vista, Colorado 81211 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 424 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

424
People served
31
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 31 drinking-water violations at Young Life Frontier Ranch - below the Colorado per-system average.

31
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
424
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Young Life Frontier Ranch

Young Life Frontier Ranch is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 424 residents in Buena Vista, Colorado (Chaffee County) through 23 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 31 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 22 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 6 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%).

Young Life Frontier Ranch's 31 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
424
Total Violations
31
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
23
County
Chaffee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
22
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 2023
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2002
Nitrate MR 3 1993
TTHM MR 2 2007
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2007

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 Young Life Frontier Ranch.

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 CO0208920 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 Young Life Frontier Ranch 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 SDWIS / CO0208920 / 0300
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 SDWIS / CO0208920 / 0200
2007 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / CO0208920 / 2950
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / CO0208920 / 2456
2002 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / CO0208920 / 3100
1993 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / CO0208920 / 1040

How Young Life Frontier Ranch Compares

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

Metric Young Life Frontier Ranch Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 31 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 424 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 Young Life Frontier Ranch water safe to drink? ▼
Young Life Frontier Ranch (PWS ID: CO0208920) has 31 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 424 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Young Life Frontier Ranch serve? ▼
Young Life Frontier Ranch serves 424 people in Buena Vista, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 23 service connections.
What type of violations does Young Life Frontier Ranch have? ▼
Young Life Frontier Ranch has 31 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 22 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Young Life Frontier Ranch water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Young Life Frontier Ranch under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Young Life Frontier Ranch use? ▼
Young Life Frontier Ranch 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.