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Minnesota Pipeline

At a glance

Minnesota Pipeline (PWSID CO0115513) is an active community water system in Delta County, Colorado. It reports serving 72 people through 30 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

72

Service connections

30

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0115513
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served72
Service connections30
Primary water sourcePurchased surface water
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program
City servedPaonia
StateColorado
ZIP—
CountyDelta County

How does Minnesota Pipeline compare with other water systems in Delta County?

By EPA's size categories, Minnesota Pipeline is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Delta County has 42 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 660 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 27,718 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 Minnesota Pipeline 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 337 Colorado systems (15%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Minnesota Pipeline?

EPA lists Minnesota Pipeline 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. 10 of the 42 active systems in Delta County (24%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Minnesota Pipeline have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2020 and July 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-07-02ReportingNotification, Known or Potential LSL · code 4HLead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200NoUnaddressed
2023-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2022-12-27Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2022-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2022-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoResolved
2022-06-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2021-10-01Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2021-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2021-04-01Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2020-07-01Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved

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.

Minnesota Pipeline: frequently asked questions

Who runs Minnesota Pipeline?

Minnesota Pipeline (PWSID CO0115513) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Minnesota Pipeline serve?

Minnesota Pipeline reports serving 72 people through 30 service connections in Delta County, Colorado.

Where does Minnesota Pipeline get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Minnesota Pipeline 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 July 2025. 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 Minnesota Pipeline'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 July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Minnesota Pipeline's water quality report?

As a community water system, Minnesota Pipeline 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 Delta County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Delta City ofDelta8,700CommunityPurchased surface water
Orchard City Town ofDelta3,100CommunityGroundwater under influence of surface water
Upper Surface Creek Domestic WuaDelta2,800CommunitySurface water
Paonia Town ofDelta2,499CommunityGroundwater under influence of surface water
Cedaredge Town ofDelta2,400CommunitySurface water
Hotchkiss Town ofDelta2,050CommunitySurface 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, “Minnesota Pipeline, PWSID CO0115513, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/minnesota-pipeline-co0115513 (data as of October 1, 2026).