Public water system · CO0121550
ActivePalmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch
At a glance
Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch (PWSID CO0121550) is an active community water system in El Paso County, Colorado. It reports serving 268 people through 83 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
268
Service connections
83
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch compare with other water systems in El Paso County?
By EPA's size categories, Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch 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 groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 34 Colorado systems (1.5%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch?
EPA lists Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch 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. 87 of the 135 active systems in El Paso County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2019 and March 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 4 contaminant level above the legal limit and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Radium (-226 and -228) (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-21 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-23 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-05-30 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-11-17 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | 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.
Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch?
Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch (PWSID CO0121550) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch serve?
Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch reports serving 268 people through 83 service connections in El Paso County, Colorado.
Where does Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch'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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch's water quality report?
As a community water system, Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch 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 El Paso County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs Utilities | El Paso | 464,111 | Community | Surface water |
| Us Department of the Army Fort Carson | El Paso | 48,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cherokee Md | El Paso | 29,610 | Community | Groundwater |
| Widefield Wsd | El Paso | 27,640 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Fountain City of | El Paso | 25,130 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Security Water District | El Paso | 20,000 | Community | Purchased 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, “Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch, PWSID CO0121550, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/palmer-lake-mobile-home-ranch-co0121550 (data as of October 1, 2026).