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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0226736

Taylor Park Trading Post

Almont, Colorado 81210 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 258 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

258
People served
48
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 48 drinking-water violations at Taylor Park Trading Post, 6% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

48
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
258
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Taylor Park Trading Post

Taylor Park Trading Post is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 258 residents in Almont, Colorado (Gunnison County) through 6 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 48 total violations for this system , of which 3 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 36 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 12 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%).

Taylor Park Trading Post's 48 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
258
Total Violations
48
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
6
County
Gunnison
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
36
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 1999
Nitrate MR 9 2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 2000
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 1999
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2024

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 Taylor Park Trading Post.

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 CO0226736 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 Taylor Park Trading Post 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 6 SDWIS / CO0226736 / 8000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0226736 / 8000
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 SDWIS / CO0226736 / 8000
2015 Nitrate MR 9 SDWIS / CO0226736 / 1040
2000 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 SDWIS / CO0226736 / 0200
1999 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / CO0226736 / 3100
1999 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 3 SDWIS / CO0226736 / 0200

How Taylor Park Trading Post Compares

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

Metric Taylor Park Trading Post Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 48 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 258 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 Taylor Park Trading Post water safe to drink? ▼
Taylor Park Trading Post (PWS ID: CO0226736) has 48 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 258 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Taylor Park Trading Post serve? ▼
Taylor Park Trading Post serves 258 people in Almont, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 6 service connections.
What type of violations does Taylor Park Trading Post have? ▼
Taylor Park Trading Post has 48 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 36 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Taylor Park Trading Post water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Taylor Park Trading Post under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Taylor Park Trading Post use? ▼
Taylor Park Trading Post 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.