Public water system · CO0254342
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At a glance
Hidden Springs Ranch (PWSID CO0254342) is an active community water system in Routt County, Colorado. It reports serving 27 people through 12 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 February 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
27
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Hidden Springs Ranch compare with other water systems in Routt County?
By EPA's size categories, Hidden Springs Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Routt County has 51 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,031 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 52,569 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 Hidden Springs Ranch 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 Hidden Springs Ranch?
EPA lists Hidden Springs Ranch 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. 33 of the 51 active systems in Routt County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Hidden Springs Ranch have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2023 and February 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Uranium (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-05 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-06 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-11-10 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | 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.
Hidden Springs Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hidden Springs Ranch?
Hidden Springs Ranch (PWSID CO0254342) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Hidden Springs Ranch serve?
Hidden Springs Ranch reports serving 27 people through 12 service connections in Routt County, Colorado.
Where does Hidden Springs Ranch 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 Hidden Springs Ranch 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 February 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 Hidden Springs Ranch'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 February 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hidden Springs Ranch's water quality report?
As a community water system, Hidden Springs Ranch 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 Routt County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Werner Wd | Routt | 19,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Steamboat Springs City of | Routt | 9,950 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Steamboat Ski Corp Thunderhead | Routt | 6,517 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Hayden Town of | Routt | 3,982 | Community | Surface water |
| Steamboat Ski Corp Rendezvous | Routt | 2,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Steamboat Ii Md | Routt | 1,450 | Community | Purchased 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, “Hidden Springs Ranch, PWSID CO0254342, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/hidden-springs-ranch-co0254342 (data as of October 1, 2026).