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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0255850

Valley View Hot Springs

Villa Grove, Colorado 81155 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 87 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

87
People served
89
EPA violations
37
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 89 drinking-water violations at Valley View Hot Springs, 42% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

89
Total EPA violations on record
42%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
87
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Valley View Hot Springs

Valley View Hot Springs is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 87 residents in Villa Grove, Colorado (Saguache County) through 53 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 89 total violations for this system , of which 37 (42%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 44 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 19 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%).

Valley View Hot Springs's 89 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
87
Total Violations
89
Health-Based Violations
37
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
53
County
Saguache
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
21
Monitoring Violations
44
Treatment Tech Violations
16

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2013
Coliform (TCR) MCL 17 2007
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 12 2022
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 2023
Nitrate MR 7 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 2022
E. COLI MR 3 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2022
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2021

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 Valley View Hot 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 CO0255850 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 Valley View Hot 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
2024 Nitrate MR 7 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 1040
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 0200
2022 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 12 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 0200
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 4 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 8000
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 8000
2022 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 0300
2021 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 3014
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 4 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 8000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 3100
2007 Coliform (TCR) MCL 17 SDWIS / CO0255850 / 3100

How Valley View Hot Springs Compares

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

Metric Valley View Hot Springs Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 89 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 37 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 87 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 Valley View Hot Springs water safe to drink? ▼
Valley View Hot Springs (PWS ID: CO0255850) has 89 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 87 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Valley View Hot Springs serve? ▼
Valley View Hot Springs serves 87 people in Villa Grove, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 53 service connections.
What type of violations does Valley View Hot Springs have? ▼
Valley View Hot Springs has 89 total violations: 37 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 44 monitoring/reporting violations, and 16 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Valley View Hot Springs water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Valley View Hot Springs under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Valley View Hot Springs use? ▼
Valley View Hot Springs 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.