Public water system · CO0106200

Active

Hasty Water Authority

At a glance

Hasty Water Authority (PWSID CO0106200) is an active community water system in Bent County, Colorado. It reports serving 244 people through 128 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, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026.

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

Population served

244

Service connections

128

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0106200

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served244

Service connections128

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyBent County

How does Hasty Water Authority compare with other water systems in Bent County?

By EPA's size categories, Hasty Water Authority is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bent County has 5 active public water systems, and Hasty Water Authority is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 62% below the county average of 637 people per system, and accounts for 7.7% of the 3,187 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 Hasty Water Authority 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 Hasty Water Authority?

EPA lists Hasty Water Authority 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. 4 of the 5 active systems in Bent County (80%) are also privately owned.

Does Hasty Water Authority have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and April 2026. By type: 7 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 required treatment not met, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Radium (-226 and -228) (5 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved, 1 as addressed and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Addressed
2025-09-18	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Treatment Installation/Demonstration · code 58	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Unaddressed
2025-01-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2024-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2023-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2023-04-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Required treatment not metOCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation · code 57	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2022-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2022-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
2022-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010	Yes	Resolved
2022-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000	Yes	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	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.

Hasty Water Authority: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hasty Water Authority?

Hasty Water Authority (PWSID CO0106200) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Hasty Water Authority serve?

Hasty Water Authority reports serving 244 people through 128 service connections in Bent County, Colorado.

Where does Hasty Water Authority 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 Hasty Water Authority have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 Hasty Water Authority'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, 9 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Hasty Water Authority's water quality report?

As a community water system, Hasty Water Authority 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 Bent County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Las Animas City of	Bent	2,139	Community	Groundwater
Mcclave Wa Inc.	Bent	378	Community	Groundwater
Fort Lyon	Bent	300	Community	Groundwater
Mountain Prairie LLC	Bent	126	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater

Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.

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, “Hasty Water Authority, PWSID CO0106200, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/hasty-water-authority-co0106200 (data as of October 1, 2026).