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Mineral Springs Foundation

At a glance

Mineral Springs Foundation (PWSID CO0221516) is an active transient non-community water system in El Paso County, Colorado. It reports serving 56 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023.

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

Population served

56

Service connections

9

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0221516
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served56
Service connections9
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program
City servedManitou Springs (Manitou)
StateColorado
ZIP—
CountyEl Paso County

How does Mineral Springs Foundation compare with other water systems in El Paso County?

By EPA's size categories, Mineral Springs Foundation is a very small system (500 people or fewer). El Paso County has 135 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,605 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 756,735 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 Mineral Springs Foundation 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 Mineral Springs Foundation?

EPA lists Mineral Springs Foundation as owned by a local government. 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. 41 of the 135 active systems in El Paso County (30%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Mineral Springs Foundation have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. The violations listed here began between November 2022 and November 2023. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 of them). EPA lists 4 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2023-11-01Monitoring and reportingFailure to Conduct Assessment Monitoring · code 19E. colicode 3014NoResolved
2023-08-11Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2023-07-10Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2022-11-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved

All 4 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.

Mineral Springs Foundation: frequently asked questions

Who runs Mineral Springs Foundation?

Mineral Springs Foundation (PWSID CO0221516) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Mineral Springs Foundation serve?

Mineral Springs Foundation reports serving 56 people through 9 service connections in El Paso County, Colorado.

Where does Mineral Springs Foundation 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 Mineral Springs Foundation have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. 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 Mineral Springs Foundation'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Mineral Springs Foundation's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mineral Springs Foundation 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 El Paso County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Colorado Springs UtilitiesEl Paso464,111CommunitySurface water
Us Department of the Army Fort CarsonEl Paso48,000CommunityPurchased surface water
Cherokee MdEl Paso29,610CommunityGroundwater
Widefield WsdEl Paso27,640CommunityPurchased surface water
Fountain City ofEl Paso25,130CommunityPurchased surface water
Security Water DistrictEl Paso20,000CommunityPurchased 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, “Mineral Springs Foundation, PWSID CO0221516, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/mineral-springs-foundation-co0221516 (data as of October 1, 2026).