Public water system · CO0224319
ActiveCoyote Motel
At a glance
Coyote Motel (PWSID CO0224319) is an active transient non-community water system in Gilpin County, Colorado. It reports serving 34 people through 102 service connections. Its primary water source is 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 April 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
34
Service connections
102
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Coyote Motel compare with other water systems in Gilpin County?
By EPA's size categories, Coyote Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gilpin County has 20 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,125 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 22,489 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 Coyote Motel is well 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 Coyote Motel?
EPA lists Coyote Motel 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. 9 of the 20 active systems in Gilpin County (45%) are also privately owned.
Does Coyote Motel have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2017. The violations listed here began between April 1991 and April 2017. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (11 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-23 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Coyote Motel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Coyote Motel?
Coyote Motel (PWSID CO0224319) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Coyote Motel serve?
Coyote Motel reports serving 34 people through 102 service connections in Gilpin County, Colorado.
Where does Coyote Motel 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 Coyote Motel 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 April 2017. 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 Coyote Motel'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 April 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Coyote Motel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Coyote Motel 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 Gilpin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk City of | Gilpin | 15,167 | Community | Surface water |
| Central City City of | Gilpin | 3,750 | Community | Surface water |
| Gilpin County School | Gilpin | 562 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Z-Stop | Gilpin | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Columbine Cg | Gilpin | 376 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cold Springs Cg | Gilpin | 304 | 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, “Coyote Motel, PWSID CO0224319, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/coyote-motel-co0224319 (data as of October 1, 2026).