Public water system · CO0212200
ActiveBlanca Ft Garland Md
At a glance
Blanca Ft Garland Md (PWSID CO0212200) is an active transient non-community water system in Costilla County, Colorado. It reports serving 108 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
108
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blanca Ft Garland Md compare with other water systems in Costilla County?
By EPA's size categories, Blanca Ft Garland Md is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Costilla County has 12 active public water systems, and Blanca Ft Garland Md is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 239 people per system, and accounts for 3.8% of the 2,872 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Colorado, the 2,207 active systems average 3,400 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Blanca Ft Garland Md is about 25% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Colorado has 956 active transient non-community water systems, 43% of the state's 2,207 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,437 Colorado systems (65%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Blanca Ft Garland Md?
EPA lists Blanca Ft Garland Md as owned by a local government. 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. 7 of the 12 active systems in Costilla County (58%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Blanca Ft Garland Md have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2014 and November 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (6 of them). EPA lists 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-02-28 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-07-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Blanca Ft Garland Md: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blanca Ft Garland Md?
Blanca Ft Garland Md (PWSID CO0212200) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Blanca Ft Garland Md serve?
Blanca Ft Garland Md reports serving 108 people through 1 service connection in Costilla County, Colorado.
Where does Blanca Ft Garland Md get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Blanca Ft Garland Md 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 November 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 Blanca Ft Garland Md'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 November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blanca Ft Garland Md's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blanca Ft Garland Md is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Costilla County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Wsd | Costilla | 629 | Community | Groundwater |
| Costilla County Ws | Costilla | 561 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ft Garland Wsd | Costilla | 477 | Community | Groundwater |
| Blanca Town of | Costilla | 469 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sierra Grande School District | Costilla | 304 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Garcia Domestic Wua | Costilla | 100 | 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, “Blanca Ft Garland Md, PWSID CO0212200, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/blanca-ft-garland-md-co0212200 (data as of October 1, 2026).