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Bents Fort Wc

At a glance

Bents Fort Wc (PWSID CO0145060) is an active community water system in Otero County, Colorado. It reports serving 900 people through 360 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

900

Service connections

360

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0145060

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served900

Service connections360

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyOtero County

How does Bents Fort Wc compare with other water systems in Otero County?

By EPA's size categories, Bents Fort Wc is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Otero County has 23 active public water systems, and Bents Fort Wc is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 840 people per system, and accounts for 4.7% of the 19,329 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 Bents Fort Wc 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 34 Colorado systems (1.5%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Bents Fort Wc?

EPA lists Bents Fort Wc 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. 16 of the 23 active systems in Otero County (70%) are also privately owned.

Does Bents Fort Wc have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2007 and July 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2025-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Unaddressed
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Unaddressed
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2019-11-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-08-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-05-04	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2008-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30	Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600	No	Resolved
2008-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Pentachlorophenolcode 2326	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Bents Fort Wc: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bents Fort Wc?

Bents Fort Wc (PWSID CO0145060) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Bents Fort Wc serve?

Bents Fort Wc reports serving 900 people through 360 service connections in Otero County, Colorado.

Where does Bents Fort Wc get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Bents Fort Wc have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. 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 Bents Fort Wc'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bents Fort Wc's water quality report?

As a community water system, Bents Fort Wc 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 Otero County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
La Junta City of	Otero	8,320	Community	Groundwater
Rocky Ford City of	Otero	4,443	Community	Groundwater
Fowler Town of	Otero	1,169	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Swink Town of	Otero	660	Community	Groundwater
South Swink Water Authority	Otero	622	Community	Groundwater
Eureka Wc	Otero	498	Community	Groundwater

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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, “Bents Fort Wc, PWSID CO0145060, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/bents-fort-wc-co0145060 (data as of October 1, 2026).