Public water system · CO0226466
ActiveBlue Mesa Outpost
At a glance
Blue Mesa Outpost (PWSID CO0226466) is an active transient non-community water system in Gunnison County, Colorado. It reports serving 76 people through 20 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
76
Service connections
20
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Blue Mesa Outpost compare with other water systems in Gunnison County?
By EPA's size categories, Blue Mesa Outpost is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gunnison County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 383 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 27,176 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 Blue Mesa Outpost is about half of 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 Blue Mesa Outpost?
EPA lists Blue Mesa Outpost 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. 49 of the 71 active systems in Gunnison County (69%) are also privately owned.
Does Blue Mesa Outpost have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2013 and October 2025. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Blue Mesa Outpost: frequently asked questions
Who runs Blue Mesa Outpost?
Blue Mesa Outpost (PWSID CO0226466) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Blue Mesa Outpost serve?
Blue Mesa Outpost reports serving 76 people through 20 service connections in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Where does Blue Mesa Outpost 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 Blue Mesa Outpost have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Blue Mesa Outpost'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Blue Mesa Outpost's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blue Mesa Outpost 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 Gunnison County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison City of | Gunnison | 9,610 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mount Crested Butte Wsd | Gunnison | 3,296 | Community | Surface water |
| Crested Butte Town of | Gunnison | 2,440 | Community | Surface water |
| Crested Butte South | Gunnison | 2,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cbmr Paradise Warming House | Gunnison | 1,530 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Gunnison County Wsd | Gunnison | 800 | 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, “Blue Mesa Outpost, PWSID CO0226466, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/blue-mesa-outpost-co0226466 (data as of October 1, 2026).