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Pitkin Cg

At a glance

Pitkin Cg (PWSID CO0326610) is an active transient non-community water system in Gunnison County, Colorado. It reports serving 31 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0326610

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served31

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyGunnison County

How does Pitkin Cg compare with other water systems in Gunnison County?

By EPA's size categories, Pitkin Cg is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gunnison County has 71 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 383 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 27,176 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 Pitkin Cg is well below 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 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 Pitkin Cg?

EPA lists Pitkin Cg as owned by the federal 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. 15 of the 71 active systems in Gunnison County (21%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Pitkin Cg have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and June 2021. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 8 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
2021-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-09-27	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2011-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1994-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
1993-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

All 8 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.

Pitkin Cg: frequently asked questions

Who runs Pitkin Cg?

Pitkin Cg (PWSID CO0326610) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Pitkin Cg serve?

Pitkin Cg reports serving 31 people through 1 service connection in Gunnison County, Colorado.

Where does Pitkin Cg 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 Pitkin Cg have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. 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 Pitkin Cg'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Pitkin Cg's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Pitkin Cg 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 Gunnison County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Gunnison City of	Gunnison	9,610	Community	Groundwater
Mount Crested Butte Wsd	Gunnison	3,296	Community	Surface water
Crested Butte Town of	Gunnison	2,440	Community	Surface water
Crested Butte South	Gunnison	2,000	Community	Groundwater
Cbmr Paradise Warming House	Gunnison	1,530	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Gunnison County Wsd	Gunnison	800	Community	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, “Pitkin Cg, PWSID CO0326610, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/pitkin-cg-co0326610 (data as of October 1, 2026).