Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0235506

Fire Mountain Programs

Estes Park, Colorado 80517 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 26 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

26
People served: 306
EPA violations: 24
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 306 drinking-water violations at Fire Mountain Programs, 8% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

306
Total EPA violations on record: 8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 26
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Fire Mountain Programs

Fire Mountain Programs is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 26 residents in Estes Park, Colorado (Larimer County) through 5 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 306 total violations for this system , of which 24 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 277 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 Combined Uranium, recorded in 12 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, 37 of 163 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (22.7%).

Fire Mountain Programs's 306 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

Total Violations

306

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 5
County: Larimer
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 24
Monitoring Violations: 277
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Combined Uranium	MCL	12	2008
Coliform (TCR)	MR	9	2014
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	8	1996
Nitrate	MR	7	2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	5	2008
TTHM	MR	5	2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	2005
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2005
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	2005
Vinyl chloride	MR	4	2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	2005
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	2005
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	2005
Benzene	MR	4	2005
Styrene	MR	4	2005
Fluoride	MR	4	2005
Chromium	MR	4	2005
Thallium, Total	MR	4	2005
Cadmium	MR	4	2005
Endrin	MR	4	2005
BHC-GAMMA	MR	4	2005
Methoxychlor	MR	4	2005
Dalapon	MR	4	2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	4	2005
Picloram	MR	4	2005
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	4	2005
Carbofuran	MR	4	2005
Atrazine	MR	4	2005
LASSO	MR	4	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 Fire Mountain Programs.

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 CO0235506 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 Fire Mountain Programs 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	Nitrate	MCL	4	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 1040
2016	Nitrate	MR	7	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 1040
2014	Coliform (TCR)	MR	9	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 3100
2008	Combined Uranium	MCL	12	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 4006
2008	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	5	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 2456
2008	TTHM	MR	5	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 2950
2008	Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	3	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 7000
2005	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 2378
2005	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 2968
2005	p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 2969
2005	Vinyl chloride	MR	4	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 2976
2005	1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 2977
2005	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 2982
2005	1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 2985
2005	CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	SDWIS / CO0235506 / 2989

How Fire Mountain Programs Compares

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

Metric	Fire Mountain Programs	Colorado avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	306	108.9	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	24	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	26	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 Fire Mountain Programs water safe to drink? ▼

Fire Mountain Programs (PWS ID: CO0235506) has 306 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 26 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Fire Mountain Programs serve? ▼

Fire Mountain Programs serves 26 people in Estes Park, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 5 service connections.

What type of violations does Fire Mountain Programs have? ▼

Fire Mountain Programs has 306 total violations: 24 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 277 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Fire Mountain Programs water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Fire Mountain Programs under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Fire Mountain Programs use? ▼

Fire Mountain Programs 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.