Public water system · CO0149188
ActiveCrystal River Country Estates Water Co
At a glance
Crystal River Country Estates Water Co (PWSID CO0149188) is an active community water system in Pitkin County, Colorado. It reports serving 40 people through 21 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 July 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
21
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Crystal River Country Estates Water Co compare with other water systems in Pitkin County?
By EPA's size categories, Crystal River Country Estates Water Co is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pitkin County has 49 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,085 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 53,175 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 Crystal River Country Estates Water Co 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 Crystal River Country Estates Water Co?
EPA lists Crystal River Country Estates Water Co 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. 35 of the 49 active systems in Pitkin County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Crystal River Country Estates Water Co have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2011. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and July 2011. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | 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.
Crystal River Country Estates Water Co: frequently asked questions
Who runs Crystal River Country Estates Water Co?
Crystal River Country Estates Water Co (PWSID CO0149188) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Crystal River Country Estates Water Co serve?
Crystal River Country Estates Water Co reports serving 40 people through 21 service connections in Pitkin County, Colorado.
Where does Crystal River Country Estates Water Co 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 Crystal River Country Estates Water Co 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 July 2011. 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 Crystal River Country Estates Water Co'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 July 2011. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Crystal River Country Estates Water Co's water quality report?
As a community water system, Crystal River Country Estates Water Co 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 Pitkin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen City of | Pitkin | 31,100 | Community | Surface water |
| Snowmass Village Wsd | Pitkin | 6,353 | Community | Surface water |
| Aspen Ski Corp Hi Alpine L9 | Pitkin | 2,900 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Aspen Ski Corp Garrett Gulch | Pitkin | 2,630 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Aspen Ski Co Sundeck | Pitkin | 1,801 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Aspen Ski Corp Elk Camp | Pitkin | 1,380 | Transient non-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, “Crystal River Country Estates Water Co, PWSID CO0149188, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/crystal-river-country-estates-water-co-co0149188 (data as of October 1, 2026).