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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0221450

Golden Eagle Ranch

Colorado Springs, Colorado 80926 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 53 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

53
People served
133
EPA violations
13
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 133 drinking-water violations at Golden Eagle Ranch, 10% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

133
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
53
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Golden Eagle Ranch

Golden Eagle Ranch is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 53 residents in Colorado Springs, Colorado (El Paso County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 133 total violations for this system , of which 13 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 95 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 27 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%).

Golden Eagle Ranch's 133 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
53
Total Violations
133
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
El Paso
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
95
Treatment Tech Violations
13

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 27 2024
Nitrate MR 25 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 15 2024
Coliform (TCR) MR 13 2014
Public Notice Other 12 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 2017
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2017
Nitrite MR 3 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2023
E. COLI 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 Golden Eagle 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 CO0221450 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 Golden Eagle 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
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 27 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 0200
2024 Nitrate MR 25 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 1040
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 15 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 8000
2023 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 0300
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 8000
2021 Public Notice Other 12 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 7500
2021 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 0300
2019 Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 1041
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 0200
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 8000
2017 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 3014
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 13 SDWIS / CO0221450 / 3100

How Golden Eagle Ranch Compares

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

Metric Golden Eagle Ranch Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 133 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 13 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 53 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 Golden Eagle Ranch water safe to drink? ▼
Golden Eagle Ranch (PWS ID: CO0221450) has 133 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 53 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Golden Eagle Ranch serve? ▼
Golden Eagle Ranch serves 53 people in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Golden Eagle Ranch have? ▼
Golden Eagle Ranch has 133 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 95 monitoring/reporting violations, and 13 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Golden Eagle Ranch water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Golden Eagle Ranch under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Golden Eagle Ranch use? ▼
Golden Eagle 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.