Public water system · CO0201674
ActiveRiverdale Animal Shelter
At a glance
Riverdale Animal Shelter (PWSID CO0201674) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Adams County, Colorado. It reports serving 62 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 February 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
62
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Riverdale Animal Shelter compare with other water systems in Adams County?
By EPA's size categories, Riverdale Animal Shelter is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Adams County has 82 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 8,669 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 710,822 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 Riverdale Animal Shelter 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 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 Riverdale Animal Shelter?
EPA lists Riverdale Animal Shelter 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. 62 of the 82 active systems in Adams County (76%) are also privately owned.
Does Riverdale Animal Shelter have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and February 2022. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Revised Total Coliform Rule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | 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.
Riverdale Animal Shelter: frequently asked questions
Who runs Riverdale Animal Shelter?
Riverdale Animal Shelter (PWSID CO0201674) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Riverdale Animal Shelter serve?
Riverdale Animal Shelter reports serving 62 people through 1 service connection in Adams County, Colorado.
Where does Riverdale Animal Shelter 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 Riverdale Animal Shelter have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2022. 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 Riverdale Animal Shelter'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 February 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Riverdale Animal Shelter's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Riverdale Animal Shelter 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 Adams County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornton City of | Adams | 226,465 | Community | Surface water |
| Westminster City of | Adams | 202,078 | Community | Surface water |
| South Adams County Wsd | Adams | 75,559 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brighton City of | Adams | 56,304 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Northglenn City of | Adams | 48,927 | Community | Surface water |
| Crestview Wsd | Adams | 23,756 | 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, “Riverdale Animal Shelter, PWSID CO0201674, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/riverdale-animal-shelter-co0201674 (data as of October 1, 2026).