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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0225625

Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site

Kremmling, Colorado 80459 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 500 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

500
People served
64
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 64 drinking-water violations at Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site, 30% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

64
Total EPA violations on record
30%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
500
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site

Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site is a federal-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 500 residents in Kremmling, Colorado (Grand County) through 7 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 64 total violations for this system , of which 19 (30%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 30 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 19 violations (MCL, 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, 98 of 163 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.1%).

Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site's 64 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
500
Total Violations
64
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
7
County
Grand
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
19
Monitoring Violations
30
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 14 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 2022
Public Notice Other 9 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 2016
Nitrate MR 3 2020

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 Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site.

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 CO0225625 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 Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site 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
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 SDWIS / CO0225625 / 8000
2020 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / CO0225625 / 1040
2016 Public Notice Other 9 SDWIS / CO0225625 / 7500
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 4 SDWIS / CO0225625 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 SDWIS / CO0225625 / 3100
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 14 SDWIS / CO0225625 / 3100

How Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site Compares

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

Metric Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 64 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 19 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 500 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 Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site water safe to drink? ▼
Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site (PWS ID: CO0225625) has 64 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 500 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site serve? ▼
Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site serves 500 people in Kremmling, Colorado. It is a Federal-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 7 service connections.
What type of violations does Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site have? ▼
Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site has 64 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 30 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site use? ▼
Blm Pumphouse Recreation Site uses Groundwater 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.