Public water system · CO0140500

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Creede City of

At a glance

City of Creede (PWSID CO0140500) is an active community water system in Mineral County, Colorado. It reports serving 1,965 people through 330 service connections. 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 January 2025.

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

Population served

1,965

Service connections

330

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0140500

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,965

Service connections330

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyMineral County

How does City of Creede compare with other water systems in Mineral County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Creede is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Mineral County has 14 active public water systems, and City of Creede is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5 times the county average of 393 people per system, and accounts for 36% of the 5,506 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 City of Creede 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. 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 City of Creede?

EPA lists City of Creede 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. 2 of the 14 active systems in Mineral County (14%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Creede have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2019 and January 2025. By type: 9 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (9 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
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-01-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2021-01-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-10-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-07-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-04-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-01-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-10-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-07-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-04-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	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.

City of Creede: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Creede?

City of Creede (PWSID CO0140500) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Creede serve?

City of Creede reports serving 1,965 people through 330 service connections in Mineral County, Colorado.

Where does City of Creede 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 City of Creede 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 January 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 City of Creede'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 January 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 City of Creede's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Creede 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 Mineral County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Wolf Creek Ski Corp	Mineral	2,050	Transient non-community	Surface water
Mountain View at Rivers Edge Rv	Mineral	640	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Antlers Rio Grande Lodge	Mineral	193	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Four U R Guest Ranch	Mineral	111	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Rivercrest Acres Hoa	Mineral	110	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Deep Creek Creede Haven	Mineral	86	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, “Creede City of, PWSID CO0140500, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/creede-city-of-co0140500 (data as of October 1, 2026).