Public water system · CO0123152
ActiveAspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch
At a glance
Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch (PWSID CO0123152) is an active community water system in Garfield County, Colorado. It reports serving 300 people through 91 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
300
Service connections
91
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch compare with other water systems in Garfield County?
By EPA's size categories, Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Garfield County has 83 active public water systems. Its population served is about 59% below the county average of 728 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 60,386 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Colorado, the 2,207 active systems average 3,400 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch is well below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Colorado has 1,068 active community water systems, 48% of the state's 2,207 active systems. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 166 Colorado systems (7.5%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch?
EPA lists Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch as privately owned. The CO state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 64 of the 83 active systems in Garfield County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2006 and June 2023. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (2 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 6 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch?
Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch (PWSID CO0123152) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch serve?
Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch reports serving 300 people through 91 service connections in Garfield County, Colorado.
Where does Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 6 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch's water quality report?
As a community water system, Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Garfield County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle City of | Garfield | 9,489 | Community | Surface water |
| Glenwood Springs City of | Garfield | 9,428 | Community | Surface water |
| Carbondale Town of | Garfield | 6,700 | Community | Surface water |
| New Castle Town of | Garfield | 5,024 | Community | Surface water |
| Battlement Mesa Md | Garfield | 4,100 | Community | Surface water |
| Silt Town of | Garfield | 3,536 | Community | Surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch, PWSID CO0123152, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/aspen-equestrian-blue-creek-ranch-co0123152 (data as of October 1, 2026).