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Riverbend Cabins

At a glance

Riverbend Cabins (PWSID CO0254676) is an active community water system in Routt County, Colorado. It reports serving 55 people through 17 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026.

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

Population served

55

Service connections

17

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0254676
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served55
Service connections17
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program
City served—
StateColorado
ZIP—
CountyRoutt County

How does Riverbend Cabins compare with other water systems in Routt County?

By EPA's size categories, Riverbend Cabins is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Routt County has 51 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,031 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 52,569 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 Riverbend Cabins 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 Riverbend Cabins?

EPA lists Riverbend Cabins 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. 33 of the 51 active systems in Routt County (65%) are also privately owned.

Does Riverbend Cabins have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. The violations listed here began between October 2008 and February 2026. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2026-02-09Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76Public Noticecode 7500NoUnaddressed
2020-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Combined Uraniumcode 4006NoResolved
2018-01-01Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2017-09-25Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400YesResolved
2015-09-01Required treatment not metTreatment Technique No Certif. Operator · code 12Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0400YesResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306NoResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Hexachlorobenzenecode 2274NoResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Trichloroethylenecode 2984NoResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 031,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980NoResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Chlordanecode 2959NoResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982NoResolved
2008-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 031,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931NoResolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Riverbend Cabins: frequently asked questions

Who runs Riverbend Cabins?

Riverbend Cabins (PWSID CO0254676) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Riverbend Cabins serve?

Riverbend Cabins reports serving 55 people through 17 service connections in Routt County, Colorado.

Where does Riverbend Cabins 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 Riverbend Cabins have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. 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 Riverbend Cabins' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Riverbend Cabins' water quality report?

As a community water system, Riverbend Cabins 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 Routt County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Mt Werner WdRoutt19,000CommunitySurface water
Steamboat Springs City ofRoutt9,950CommunityPurchased surface water
Steamboat Ski Corp ThunderheadRoutt6,517Transient non-communityGroundwater under influence of surface water
Hayden Town ofRoutt3,982CommunitySurface water
Steamboat Ski Corp RendezvousRoutt2,500Transient non-communityGroundwater
Steamboat Ii MdRoutt1,450CommunityPurchased 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, “Riverbend Cabins, PWSID CO0254676, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/riverbend-cabins-co0254676 (data as of October 1, 2026).