Public water system · CO0253750

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Sargent Elem and New High School Re33

At a glance

Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 (PWSID CO0253750) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Rio Grande County, Colorado. It reports serving 426 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.

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

Population served

426

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0253750

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served426

Service connections6

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyRio Grande County

How does Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 compare with other water systems in Rio Grande County?

By EPA's size categories, Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rio Grande County has 48 active public water systems, and Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 47% above the county average of 289 people per system, and accounts for 3.1% of the 13,885 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 Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 is roughly in line with 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 Sargent Elem and New High School Re33?

EPA lists Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 as owned by a local government. 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. 7 of the 48 active systems in Rio Grande County (15%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between September 2019 and October 2023. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 12 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	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2022-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2022-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved

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.

Sargent Elem and New High School Re33: frequently asked questions

Who runs Sargent Elem and New High School Re33?

Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 (PWSID CO0253750) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 serve?

Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 reports serving 426 people through 6 service connections in Rio Grande County, Colorado.

Where does Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 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 Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 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 Sargent Elem and New High School Re33'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 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 Sargent Elem and New High School Re33's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sargent Elem and New High School Re33 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 Rio Grande County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Monte Vista City of	Rio Grande	4,600	Community	Groundwater
Fun Valley Resort	Rio Grande	1,723	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Del Norte Town of	Rio Grande	1,429	Community	Groundwater
South Fork Rickel Park	Rio Grande	804	Transient non-community	Groundwater
South Fork West Municipal Town of	Rio Grande	566	Community	Groundwater
Worth the Drive Bakery	Rio Grande	392	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, “Sargent Elem and New High School Re33, PWSID CO0253750, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/sargent-elem-and-new-high-school-re33-co0253750 (data as of October 1, 2026).