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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0234240

Colvig Silver Camps

Durango, Colorado 81301 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 260 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

260
People served
100
EPA violations
19
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 100 drinking-water violations at Colvig Silver Camps, 19% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

100
Total EPA violations on record
19%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
260
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Colvig Silver Camps

Colvig Silver Camps is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 260 residents in Durango, Colorado (La Plata County) through 8 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 100 total violations for this system , of which 19 (19%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 76 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 Coliform (TCR), 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, 98 of 163 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.1%).

Colvig Silver Camps's 100 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
260
Total Violations
100
Health-Based Violations
19
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
8
County
La Plata
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
14
Monitoring Violations
76
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 27 2013
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 2013
Nitrate MR 14 2007
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 2013
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2019
E. COLI MR 3 2010

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 Colvig Silver Camps.

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 CO0234240 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 Colvig Silver Camps 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 20 SDWIS / CO0234240 / 0200
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 SDWIS / CO0234240 / 8000
2019 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 SDWIS / CO0234240 / 0300
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 27 SDWIS / CO0234240 / 3100
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 14 SDWIS / CO0234240 / 3100
2013 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 5 SDWIS / CO0234240 / 0200
2010 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / CO0234240 / 3014
2007 Nitrate MR 14 SDWIS / CO0234240 / 1040

How Colvig Silver Camps Compares

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

Metric Colvig Silver Camps Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 100 108.9 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 260 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 Colvig Silver Camps water safe to drink? ▼
Colvig Silver Camps (PWS ID: CO0234240) has 100 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 260 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Colvig Silver Camps serve? ▼
Colvig Silver Camps serves 260 people in Durango, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 8 service connections.
What type of violations does Colvig Silver Camps have? ▼
Colvig Silver Camps has 100 total violations: 19 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 76 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Colvig Silver Camps water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Colvig Silver Camps under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Colvig Silver Camps use? ▼
Colvig Silver Camps 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.