Public water system · CO0263299
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At a glance
Gaytan Ws (PWSID CO0263299) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Yuma County, Colorado. It reports serving 38 people through 4 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 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
38
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Gaytan Ws compare with other water systems in Yuma County?
By EPA's size categories, Gaytan Ws is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yuma County has 11 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 697 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 7,667 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Colorado, the 2,207 active systems average 3,400 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Gaytan Ws is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Colorado has 183 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.3% 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 Gaytan Ws?
EPA lists Gaytan Ws 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. 6 of the 11 active systems in Yuma County (55%) are also privately owned.
Does Gaytan Ws 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 2024. The violations listed here began between September 2021 and July 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Gaytan Ws: frequently asked questions
Who runs Gaytan Ws?
Gaytan Ws (PWSID CO0263299) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Gaytan Ws serve?
Gaytan Ws reports serving 38 people through 4 service connections in Yuma County, Colorado.
Where does Gaytan Ws 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 Gaytan Ws 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 2024. 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 Gaytan Ws' 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 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Gaytan Ws' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gaytan Ws is a non-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 Yuma County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma City of | Yuma | 4,049 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wray City of | Yuma | 2,342 | Community | Groundwater |
| Idalia School | Yuma | 452 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Eckley Town of | Yuma | 235 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yuma Feedlot | Yuma | 149 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Seaboard Foods LLC | Yuma | 132 | 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, “Gaytan Ws, PWSID CO0263299, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/gaytan-ws-co0263299 (data as of October 1, 2026).