Public water system · CO0218551
ActiveNorth Rainbow Falls Wc
At a glance
North Rainbow Falls Wc (PWSID CO0218551) is an active transient non-community water system in Douglas County, Colorado. It reports serving 69 people through 35 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
69
Service connections
35
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does North Rainbow Falls Wc compare with other water systems in Douglas County?
By EPA's size categories, North Rainbow Falls Wc is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Douglas County has 74 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,694 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 421,335 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 North Rainbow Falls Wc is about half of 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 166 Colorado systems (7.5%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates North Rainbow Falls Wc?
EPA lists North Rainbow Falls Wc 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. 45 of the 74 active systems in Douglas County (61%) are also privately owned.
Does North Rainbow Falls Wc have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between August 2006 and January 2026. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 11 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.
North Rainbow Falls Wc: frequently asked questions
Who runs North Rainbow Falls Wc?
North Rainbow Falls Wc (PWSID CO0218551) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does North Rainbow Falls Wc serve?
North Rainbow Falls Wc reports serving 69 people through 35 service connections in Douglas County, Colorado.
Where does North Rainbow Falls Wc get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does North Rainbow Falls Wc have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 North Rainbow Falls Wc'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find North Rainbow Falls Wc's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. North Rainbow Falls Wc 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 Douglas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Rock Town of | Douglas | 110,298 | Community | Surface water |
| Highlands Ranch Wsd | Douglas | 103,444 | Community | Surface water |
| Parker Wsd | Douglas | 75,949 | Community | Surface water |
| Meridian Md | Douglas | 23,415 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Stonegate Md | Douglas | 15,295 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Roxborough Wsd | Douglas | 13,765 | Community | Surface water |
Related pages
Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “North Rainbow Falls Wc, PWSID CO0218551, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/north-rainbow-falls-wc-co0218551 (data as of October 1, 2026).