Public water system · CO0119510

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Minturn Town of

At a glance

Town of Minturn (PWSID CO0119510) is an active community water system in Eagle County, Colorado. It reports serving 1,200 people through 501 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,200

Service connections

501

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0119510

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,200

Service connections501

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyEagle County

How does Town of Minturn compare with other water systems in Eagle County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Minturn is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Eagle County has 46 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 2,242 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 103,152 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 Town of Minturn 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 228 Colorado systems (10%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Town of Minturn?

EPA lists Town of Minturn 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. 12 of the 46 active systems in Eagle County (26%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Minturn have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2007 and June 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (6 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
2025-06-20	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-02-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2018-11-11	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2018-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2018-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2010-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2010-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	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.

Town of Minturn: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Minturn?

Town of Minturn (PWSID CO0119510) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Minturn serve?

Town of Minturn reports serving 1,200 people through 501 service connections in Eagle County, Colorado.

Where does Town of Minturn get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Town of Minturn have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Town of Minturn'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Town of Minturn's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Minturn 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 Eagle County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Eagle River Wsd	Eagle	51,515	Community	Surface water
Gypsum Town of	Eagle	15,272	Community	Surface water
Vail Assoc Midvail Eagle	Eagle	7,600	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
Eagle Town of	Eagle	7,511	Community	Surface water
Mid Valley Md	Eagle	4,588	Community	Groundwater
Basalt Town of	Eagle	2,357	Community	Groundwater under influence of 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, “Minturn Town of, PWSID CO0119510, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/minturn-town-of-co0119510 (data as of October 1, 2026).