Public water system · CO0229221
ActiveHowling Coyote Tavern
At a glance
Howling Coyote Tavern (PWSID CO0229221) is an active transient non-community water system in Jackson County, Colorado. It reports serving 56 people through 7 service connections. 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 December 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
56
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Howling Coyote Tavern compare with other water systems in Jackson County?
By EPA's size categories, Howling Coyote Tavern is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Jackson County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 172 people per system, and accounts for 2.5% of the 2,234 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 Howling Coyote Tavern is about 61% 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 Howling Coyote Tavern?
EPA lists Howling Coyote Tavern 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 13 active systems in Jackson County (46%) are also privately owned.
Does Howling Coyote Tavern have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2009 and December 2022. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | 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.
Howling Coyote Tavern: frequently asked questions
Who runs Howling Coyote Tavern?
Howling Coyote Tavern (PWSID CO0229221) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Howling Coyote Tavern serve?
Howling Coyote Tavern reports serving 56 people through 7 service connections in Jackson County, Colorado.
Where does Howling Coyote Tavern 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 Howling Coyote Tavern have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2022. 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 Howling Coyote Tavern'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 December 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Howling Coyote Tavern's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Howling Coyote Tavern 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 Jackson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Park Moose Visitor Center | Jackson | 615 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Walden Town of | Jackson | 600 | Community | Surface water |
| North Michigan Cg | Jackson | 242 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ranger Lakes | Jackson | 192 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sentinel Mountain Rv Park and Quickstop | Jackson | 152 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Eagles Watch Hoa | Jackson | 83 | 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, “Howling Coyote Tavern, PWSID CO0229221, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/howling-coyote-tavern-co0229221 (data as of October 1, 2026).