Public water system · CO0227166
ActiveCastle Lakes Campground Resort
At a glance
Castle Lakes Campground Resort (PWSID CO0227166) is an active transient non-community water system in Hinsdale County, Colorado. It reports serving 105 people through 60 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 May 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
105
Service connections
60
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Castle Lakes Campground Resort compare with other water systems in Hinsdale County?
By EPA's size categories, Castle Lakes Campground Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hinsdale County has 14 active public water systems, and Castle Lakes Campground Resort is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 110 people per system, and accounts for 6.8% of the 1,538 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 Castle Lakes Campground Resort is about 27% 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 Castle Lakes Campground Resort?
EPA lists Castle Lakes Campground Resort 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. 12 of the 14 active systems in Hinsdale County (86%) are also privately owned.
Does Castle Lakes Campground Resort have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and May 2016. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-01 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Castle Lakes Campground Resort: frequently asked questions
Who runs Castle Lakes Campground Resort?
Castle Lakes Campground Resort (PWSID CO0227166) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Castle Lakes Campground Resort serve?
Castle Lakes Campground Resort reports serving 105 people through 60 service connections in Hinsdale County, Colorado.
Where does Castle Lakes Campground Resort 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 Castle Lakes Campground Resort have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2016. 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 Castle Lakes Campground Resort'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 May 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Castle Lakes Campground Resort's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Castle Lakes Campground Resort 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 Hinsdale County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City Town of | Hinsdale | 587 | Community | Groundwater |
| Woodlake Park | Hinsdale | 126 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Vickers Ranch | Hinsdale | 100 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Wilderness Ranch Young Life | Hinsdale | 95 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sportsmans Campground | Hinsdale | 93 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| San Juan Ranch | Hinsdale | 90 | Transient non-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, “Castle Lakes Campground Resort, PWSID CO0227166, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/castle-lakes-campground-resort-co0227166 (data as of October 1, 2026).