Public water system · CO0221750
ActiveRd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch
At a glance
Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch (PWSID CO0221750) is an active non-transient non-community water system in El Paso County, Colorado. It reports serving 124 people through 19 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
124
Service connections
19
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch compare with other water systems in El Paso County?
By EPA's size categories, Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). El Paso County has 135 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,605 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 756,735 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Colorado, the 2,207 active systems average 3,400 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Colorado has 183 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.3% of the state's 2,207 active systems. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 166 Colorado systems (7.5%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch?
EPA lists Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch 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. 87 of the 135 active systems in El Paso County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2006 and August 2025. By type: 1 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Surface Water Treatment Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 as addressed and 1 as resolved. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-02 | Required treatment not metFailure to Filter (SWTR) · code 42 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Addressed |
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch?
Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch (PWSID CO0221750) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch serve?
Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch reports serving 124 people through 19 service connections in El Paso County, Colorado.
Where does Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.
Does Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. 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 Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch is a non-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 El Paso County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs Utilities | El Paso | 464,111 | Community | Surface water |
| Us Department of the Army Fort Carson | El Paso | 48,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cherokee Md | El Paso | 29,610 | Community | Groundwater |
| Widefield Wsd | El Paso | 27,640 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Fountain City of | El Paso | 25,130 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Security Water District | El Paso | 20,000 | Community | Purchased 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, “Rd Nixon Plant Clear Spring Ranch, PWSID CO0221750, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/rd-nixon-plant-clear-spring-ranch-co0221750 (data as of October 1, 2026).