Public water system · CO0234680
ActivePurgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest
At a glance
Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest (PWSID CO0234680) is an active transient non-community water system in La Plata County, Colorado. It reports serving 515 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
515
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest compare with other water systems in La Plata County?
By EPA's size categories, Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). La Plata County has 108 active public water systems. Its population served is about 11% below the county average of 577 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 62,281 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 Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest is about 3.6 times 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 Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest?
EPA lists Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest 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. 84 of the 108 active systems in La Plata County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and August 2019. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Nitrate. EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-11 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest: frequently asked questions
Who runs Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest?
Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest (PWSID CO0234680) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest serve?
Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest reports serving 515 people through 1 service connection in La Plata County, Colorado.
Where does Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest 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 Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. 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 Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest 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 La Plata County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durango City of | La Plata | 33,787 | Community | Surface water |
| Animas Wc | La Plata | 3,096 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bayfield Town of | La Plata | 2,300 | Community | Surface water |
| Forest Lakes Md | La Plata | 1,699 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lake Durango Wa | La Plata | 1,577 | Community | Surface water |
| Purgatory Md | La Plata | 1,364 | 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, “Purgatory Recreation 1 Powder House Rest, PWSID CO0234680, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/purgatory-recreation-1-powder-house-rest-co0234680 (data as of October 1, 2026).