Public water system · CO0234565
ActiveNeedles Country Square LLC
At a glance
Needles Country Square LLC (PWSID CO0234565) is an active non-transient non-community water system in La Plata County, Colorado. It reports serving 285 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
285
Service connections
9
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Needles Country Square LLC compare with other water systems in La Plata County?
By EPA's size categories, Needles Country Square LLC is a very small system (500 people or fewer). La Plata County has 108 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 577 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 62,281 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Colorado, the 2,207 active systems average 3,400 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Needles Country Square LLC is about 34% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Colorado has 183 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.3% 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 Needles Country Square LLC?
EPA lists Needles Country Square LLC 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. 84 of the 108 active systems in La Plata County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Needles Country Square LLC have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1996 and January 2023. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-11 | Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35 | Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 10 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.
Needles Country Square LLC: frequently asked questions
Who runs Needles Country Square LLC?
Needles Country Square LLC (PWSID CO0234565) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Needles Country Square LLC serve?
Needles Country Square LLC reports serving 285 people through 9 service connections in La Plata County, Colorado.
Where does Needles Country Square LLC 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 Needles Country Square LLC have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Needles Country Square LLC'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Needles Country Square LLC's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Needles Country Square LLC is a non-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 La Plata County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durango City of | La Plata | 33,787 | Community | Surface water |
| Animas Wc | La Plata | 3,096 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bayfield Town of | La Plata | 2,300 | Community | Surface water |
| Forest Lakes Md | La Plata | 1,699 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Durango Wa | La Plata | 1,577 | Community | Surface water |
| Purgatory Md | La Plata | 1,364 | 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, “Needles Country Square LLC, PWSID CO0234565, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/needles-country-square-llc-co0234565 (data as of October 1, 2026).