Public water system · CO0251303
ActiveGcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant
At a glance
Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant (PWSID CO0251303) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Pueblo County, Colorado. It reports serving 124 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, 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 October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
124
Service connections
3
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant compare with other water systems in Pueblo County?
By EPA's size categories, Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pueblo County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,191 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 167,168 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 Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 337 Colorado systems (15%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant?
EPA lists Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant 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. 17 of the 27 active systems in Pueblo County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2016 and October 2024. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | 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.
Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant?
Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant (PWSID CO0251303) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant serve?
Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant reports serving 124 people through 3 service connections in Pueblo County, Colorado.
Where does Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant 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 October 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 Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant'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 October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant 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 Pueblo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo Board of Ww | Pueblo | 114,070 | Community | Surface water |
| Pueblo West Md | Pueblo | 30,000 | Community | Surface water |
| St Charles Mesa Wd | Pueblo | 9,690 | Community | Surface water |
| Chemical Materials Activity West | Pueblo | 3,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Colorado City Md | Pueblo | 2,755 | Community | Surface water |
| Avondale Wsd | Pueblo | 1,615 | 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, “Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant, PWSID CO0251303, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/gcc-rio-grande-red-rock-plant-co0251303 (data as of October 1, 2026).