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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS WY5600443

Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch

Cody, Wyoming 82414 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
45
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 45 drinking-water violations at Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch, 40% of them health-based - above the Wyoming per-system average.

45
Total EPA violations on record
40%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch

Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Cody, Wyoming (Park County) through 13 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 45 total violations for this system , of which 18 (40%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 26 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 13 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 Wyoming, EPA tracks 766 public water systems serving 639,288 people, with 32,465 cumulative violations and 4,023 health-based violations on record. About 95% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 42.4 violations. Statewide, 18 of 33 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (54.5%).

Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch's 45 violations sit above the Wyoming 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
25
Total Violations
45
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
13
County
Park
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
13
Monitoring Violations
26
Treatment Tech Violations
5

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 2011
Nitrate MR 11 2004
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2006
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 2017
E. COLI MR 2 2011
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2019
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 2013

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 Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch.

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 WY5600443 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Wyoming Drinking Water Authority

Wyoming's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find WY regulator via EPA SDWIS

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
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / WY5600443 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 3 SDWIS / WY5600443 / 8000
2013 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 2 SDWIS / WY5600443 / 0200
2011 Coliform (TCR) MCL 13 SDWIS / WY5600443 / 3100
2011 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / WY5600443 / 3014
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / WY5600443 / 3100
2004 Nitrate MR 11 SDWIS / WY5600443 / 1040

How Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch Compares

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

Metric Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch Wyoming avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 45 42.4 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 5.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 54.5% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 25 835 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 766 regulated public water systems in Wyoming.

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 Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch water safe to drink? ▼
Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch (PWS ID: WY5600443) has 45 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch serve? ▼
Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch serves 25 people in Cody, Wyoming. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 13 service connections.
What type of violations does Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch have? ▼
Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch has 45 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 26 monitoring/reporting violations, and 5 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch use? ▼
Crossed Sabres Guest Ranch 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.