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Community Water System · PWS CO0223343

The Hideout at Glenwood Springs

San Francisco, Colorado 94104 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 94 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

94
People served
391
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 391 drinking-water violations at The Hideout at Glenwood Springs, 2% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

391
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
94
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: The Hideout at Glenwood Springs

The Hideout at Glenwood Springs is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 94 residents in San Francisco, Colorado (Garfield County) through 43 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 391 total violations for this system , of which 6 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 365 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 Chlorine, recorded in 44 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%).

The Hideout at Glenwood Springs's 391 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
94
Total Violations
391
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
43
County
Garfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
365
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 44 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 33 2020
Lead and Copper Rule MR 21 2019
Nitrate MR 20 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 20 2006
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 2006
TTHM MR 10 2006
Arsenic MR 6 2002
Barium MR 6 2002
Cadmium MR 6 2002
Nickel MR 6 2002
Antimony, Total MR 6 2002
Thallium, Total MR 6 2002
Selenium MR 6 2002
Chromium MR 6 2002
Mercury MR 6 2002
Beryllium, Total MR 6 2002
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2020
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 6 2005
Xylenes, Total MR 6 2005
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 6 2005
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 6 2005
Vinyl chloride MR 6 2005
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 6 2005
Carbon tetrachloride MR 6 2005
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 6 2005
Tetrachloroethylene MR 6 2005
CHLOROBENZENE MR 6 2005
Benzene MR 6 2005
Toluene MR 6 2005

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 The Hideout at Glenwood Springs.

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 CO0223343 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 The Hideout at Glenwood Springs 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 Chlorine MR 44 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 0999
2021 E. COLI MR 6 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 3014
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 33 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 8000
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 7000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 8000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 21 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 5000
2019 Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 3 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 0400
2019 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 7500
2016 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 6 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 4010
2016 Combined Uranium MR 3 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 4006
2016 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 4000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 3100
2012 Nitrate MR 20 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 1040
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 20 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 3100
2006 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 10 SDWIS / CO0223343 / 2456

How The Hideout at Glenwood Springs Compares

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

Metric The Hideout at Glenwood Springs Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 391 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 94 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 The Hideout at Glenwood Springs water safe to drink? ▼
The Hideout at Glenwood Springs (PWS ID: CO0223343) has 391 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 94 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does The Hideout at Glenwood Springs serve? ▼
The Hideout at Glenwood Springs serves 94 people in San Francisco, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 43 service connections.
What type of violations does The Hideout at Glenwood Springs have? ▼
The Hideout at Glenwood Springs has 391 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 365 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in The Hideout at Glenwood Springs water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for The Hideout at Glenwood Springs under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does The Hideout at Glenwood Springs use? ▼
The Hideout at Glenwood Springs uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
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.