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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0210015

Loveland Basin Ski Area

Georgetown, Colorado 80444 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,025 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,025
People served
220
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 220 drinking-water violations at Loveland Basin Ski Area, 8% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

220
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,025
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Loveland Basin Ski Area

Loveland Basin Ski Area is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,025 residents in Georgetown, Colorado (Clear Creek County) through 9 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 220 total violations for this system , of which 18 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 200 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 31 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%).

Loveland Basin Ski Area's 220 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
1,025
Total Violations
220
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
9
County
Clear Creek
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
11
Monitoring Violations
200
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 31 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 10 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2008
Coliform (TCR) MCL 8 1998
Chlorine MR 8 2010
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 1999
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 2011
Xylenes, Total MR 6 2011
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 2011
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2011
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2011
Vinyl chloride MR 6 2011
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 2011
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 2011
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 2011
Trichloroethylene MR 6 2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 2011
Tetrachloroethylene MR 6 2011
Ethylbenzene MR 6 2011
Styrene MR 6 2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 6 2011
Toluene MR 6 2011
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2011
Benzene MR 6 2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2011
Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 2020
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 4 1998
TTHM MR 3 2006

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 Loveland Basin Ski Area.

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 CO0210015 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 Loveland Basin Ski Area 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
2021 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 31 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 0200
2021 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 10 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 0300
2020 Lead and Copper Rule TT 4 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 5000
2020 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 7500
2011 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2378
2011 Xylenes, Total MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2955
2011 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2964
2011 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2968
2011 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2969
2011 Vinyl chloride MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2976
2011 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2980
2011 Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2982
2011 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2983
2011 Trichloroethylene MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2984
2011 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 6 SDWIS / CO0210015 / 2985

How Loveland Basin Ski Area Compares

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

Metric Loveland Basin Ski Area Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 220 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 1,025 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 Loveland Basin Ski Area water safe to drink? ▼
Loveland Basin Ski Area (PWS ID: CO0210015) has 220 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,025 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Loveland Basin Ski Area serve? ▼
Loveland Basin Ski Area serves 1,025 people in Georgetown, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 9 service connections.
What type of violations does Loveland Basin Ski Area have? ▼
Loveland Basin Ski Area has 220 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 200 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Loveland Basin Ski Area water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Loveland Basin Ski Area under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Loveland Basin Ski Area use? ▼
Loveland Basin Ski Area uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.