Public water system · CO0128650
ActivePinon Hills Water Users Association
At a glance
Pinon Hills Water Users Association (PWSID CO0128650) is an active community water system in Huerfano County, Colorado. It reports serving 75 people through 36 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
36
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pinon Hills Water Users Association compare with other water systems in Huerfano County?
By EPA's size categories, Pinon Hills Water Users Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Huerfano County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 477 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 6,202 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 Pinon Hills Water Users Association 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. 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 Pinon Hills Water Users Association?
EPA lists Pinon Hills Water Users Association 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. 5 of the 13 active systems in Huerfano County (38%) are also privately owned.
Does Pinon Hills Water Users Association have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and August 2023. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-16 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-12-07 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-07 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12 | Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | 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.
Pinon Hills Water Users Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pinon Hills Water Users Association?
Pinon Hills Water Users Association (PWSID CO0128650) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Pinon Hills Water Users Association serve?
Pinon Hills Water Users Association reports serving 75 people through 36 service connections in Huerfano County, Colorado.
Where does Pinon Hills Water Users Association 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 Pinon Hills Water Users Association 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 August 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 Pinon Hills Water Users Association'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 August 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pinon Hills Water Users Association's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pinon Hills Water Users Association 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 Huerfano County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsenburg City of | Huerfano | 3,230 | Community | Surface water |
| La Veta Town of | Huerfano | 850 | Community | Surface water |
| Gardner Water and Sanitation Dist | Huerfano | 400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cucharas Sanitation and Water District | Huerfano | 343 | Community | Surface water |
| Navajo Western Wd Resorts | Huerfano | 341 | Community | Groundwater |
| LDS Joseph | Huerfano | 300 | Transient non-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, “Pinon Hills Water Users Association, PWSID CO0128650, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/pinon-hills-water-users-association-co0128650 (data as of October 1, 2026).