Public water system · CO0234740

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Root Creek Wa

At a glance

Root Creek Wa (PWSID CO0234740) is an active transient non-community water system in La Plata County, Colorado. It reports serving 115 people through 53 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

115

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0234740

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served115

Service connections53

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyLa Plata County

How does Root Creek Wa compare with other water systems in La Plata County?

By EPA's size categories, Root Creek Wa is a very small system (500 people or fewer). La Plata County has 108 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 577 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% 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 Root Creek Wa is about 20% below 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 Root Creek Wa?

EPA lists Root Creek Wa 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 Root Creek Wa have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. The violations listed here began between January 1993 and January 2019. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 9 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
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2016-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2005-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2002-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2001-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1993-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

All 9 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.

Root Creek Wa: frequently asked questions

Who runs Root Creek Wa?

Root Creek Wa (PWSID CO0234740) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Root Creek Wa serve?

Root Creek Wa reports serving 115 people through 53 service connections in La Plata County, Colorado.

Where does Root Creek Wa 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 Root Creek Wa have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Root Creek Wa'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Root Creek Wa's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Root Creek Wa 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, “Root Creek Wa, PWSID CO0234740, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/root-creek-wa-co0234740 (data as of October 1, 2026).