Public water system · CO0222470
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At a glance
Indian Springs Ranch (PWSID CO0222470) is an active transient non-community water system in Fremont County, Colorado. It reports serving 57 people through 31 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
57
Service connections
31
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Indian Springs Ranch compare with other water systems in Fremont County?
By EPA's size categories, Indian Springs Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fremont County has 31 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,871 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 57,996 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 Indian Springs Ranch is about 60% 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 Indian Springs Ranch?
EPA lists Indian 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. 22 of the 31 active systems in Fremont County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Indian Springs Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017. The violations listed here began between January 2002 and September 2017. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Total coliform bacteria (TCR) and Nitrite. EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-08 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Archived |
All 3 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.
Indian Springs Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Indian Springs Ranch?
Indian Springs Ranch (PWSID CO0222470) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Indian Springs Ranch serve?
Indian Springs Ranch reports serving 57 people through 31 service connections in Fremont County, Colorado.
Where does Indian 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 Indian Springs Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017. 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 Indian 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. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Indian Springs Ranch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Indian Springs Ranch 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 Fremont County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon City City of | Fremont | 34,800 | Community | Surface water |
| Florence City of | Fremont | 7,500 | Community | Surface water |
| Park Center Wd | Fremont | 4,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Penrose Wd | Fremont | 3,149 | Community | Surface water |
| Royal Gorge Bridge Co of Colo | Fremont | 3,024 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Williamsburg Town of | Fremont | 775 | 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, “Indian Springs Ranch, PWSID CO0222470, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/indian-springs-ranch-co0222470 (data as of October 1, 2026).