Public water system · CO0214650
ActiveRainbow Trail Lutheran Camp
At a glance
Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp (PWSID CO0214650) is an active transient non-community water system in Custer County, Colorado. It reports serving 184 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
184
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp compare with other water systems in Custer County?
By EPA's size categories, Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Custer County has 17 active public water systems, and Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 25% below the county average of 245 people per system, and accounts for 4.4% of the 4,164 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 Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp is about 28% above 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 Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp?
EPA lists Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp 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. 8 of the 17 active systems in Custer County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2010 and October 2023. By type: 1 reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-03-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp?
Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp (PWSID CO0214650) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp serve?
Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp reports serving 184 people through 3 service connections in Custer County, Colorado.
Where does Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp 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 Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp'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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp 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 Custer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain Wsd | Custer | 1,950 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sky Ranch Horn Creek | Custer | 582 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Alvarado Cg 4122 | Custer | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lodge at San Isabel | Custer | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ophir Creek No 4 | Custer | 186 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| La Vista Cg | Custer | 180 | 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, “Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp, PWSID CO0214650, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/rainbow-trail-lutheran-camp-co0214650 (data as of October 1, 2026).