Public water system · CO0108650
ActivePoncha Springs Town of
At a glance
Town of Poncha Springs (PWSID CO0108650) is an active community water system in Chaffee County, Colorado. It reports serving 2,118 people through 804 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,118
Service connections
804
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Town of Poncha Springs compare with other water systems in Chaffee County?
By EPA's size categories, Town of Poncha Springs is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Chaffee County has 68 active public water systems, and Town of Poncha Springs is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.7 times the county average of 372 people per system, and accounts for 8.4% of the 25,274 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 Town of Poncha Springs 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 Town of Poncha Springs?
EPA lists Town of Poncha Springs as owned by a local 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. 5 of the 68 active systems in Chaffee County (7.4%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Town of Poncha Springs have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and October 2024. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 3 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Archived |
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.
Town of Poncha Springs: frequently asked questions
Who runs Town of Poncha Springs?
Town of Poncha Springs (PWSID CO0108650) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Town of Poncha Springs serve?
Town of Poncha Springs reports serving 2,118 people through 804 service connections in Chaffee County, Colorado.
Where does Town of Poncha Springs 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 Town of Poncha Springs have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Town of Poncha Springs' 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Town of Poncha Springs' water quality report?
As a community water system, Town of Poncha Springs 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 Chaffee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salida City of | Chaffee | 5,666 | Community | Surface water |
| Buena Vista Town of | Chaffee | 3,776 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Monarch Ski Area | Chaffee | 2,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Buena Vista Correctional Facility | Chaffee | 1,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Noahs Ark Adventure Company | Chaffee | 506 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Game Trail Association Inc. | Chaffee | 480 | 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, “Poncha Springs Town of, PWSID CO0108650, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/poncha-springs-town-of-co0108650 (data as of October 1, 2026).