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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0221820

1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls

Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 170 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

170
People served
68
EPA violations
16
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 68 drinking-water violations at 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls, 24% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

68
Total EPA violations on record
24%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
170
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls

1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 170 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 68 total violations for this system , of which 16 (24%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 39 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 Groundwater Rule, recorded in 16 violations (TT, health-based). 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%).

1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls's 68 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
170
Total Violations
68
Health-Based Violations
16
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
39
Treatment Tech Violations
16

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 16 2018
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 2025
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2012
Nitrate MR 6 2010
Public Notice Other 4 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 4 2017
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2018

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 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls.

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 CO0221820 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 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls 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 12 SDWIS / CO0221820 / 0200
2025 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 SDWIS / CO0221820 / 0300
2018 Groundwater Rule TT 16 SDWIS / CO0221820 / 0700
2018 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / CO0221820 / 7500
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / CO0221820 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 4 SDWIS / CO0221820 / 8000
2017 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 SDWIS / CO0221820 / 0800
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / CO0221820 / 3100
2010 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / CO0221820 / 1040

How 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls Compares

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

Metric 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 68 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 16 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 170 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 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls water safe to drink? ▼
1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls (PWS ID: CO0221820) has 68 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 170 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls serve? ▼
1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls serves 170 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 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls have? ▼
1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls has 68 total violations: 16 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 39 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does 1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls use? ▼
1859 Restaurant at Seven Falls 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.