Public water system · CO0207271
ActiveFerncliff Food N Fuel
At a glance
Ferncliff Food N Fuel (PWSID CO0207271) is an active transient non-community water system in Boulder County, Colorado. It reports serving 47 people through 1 service connection. 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 September 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
47
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ferncliff Food N Fuel compare with other water systems in Boulder County?
By EPA's size categories, Ferncliff Food N Fuel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Boulder County has 81 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,397 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 437,116 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 Ferncliff Food N Fuel 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 Ferncliff Food N Fuel?
EPA lists Ferncliff Food N Fuel 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. 53 of the 81 active systems in Boulder County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Ferncliff Food N Fuel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2020 and September 2023. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-12-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-09-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-03-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | 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.
Ferncliff Food N Fuel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ferncliff Food N Fuel?
Ferncliff Food N Fuel (PWSID CO0207271) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Ferncliff Food N Fuel serve?
Ferncliff Food N Fuel reports serving 47 people through 1 service connection in Boulder County, Colorado.
Where does Ferncliff Food N Fuel 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 Ferncliff Food N Fuel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2023. 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 Ferncliff Food N Fuel'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 September 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ferncliff Food N Fuel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ferncliff Food N Fuel 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 Boulder County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder City of | Boulder | 166,080 | Community | Surface water |
| Longmont City of | Boulder | 104,178 | Community | Surface water |
| Erie Town of | Boulder | 47,444 | Community | Surface water |
| Lafayette City of | Boulder | 28,700 | Community | Surface water |
| Louisville City of | Boulder | 20,975 | Community | Surface water |
| Left Hand Wd | Boulder | 20,280 | 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, “Ferncliff Food N Fuel, PWSID CO0207271, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/ferncliff-food-n-fuel-co0207271 (data as of October 1, 2026).