Public water system · CO0111709
ActiveSheep Creek Land Owners Association
At a glance
Sheep Creek Land Owners Association (PWSID CO0111709) is an active transient non-community water system in Conejos County, Colorado. It reports serving 46 people through 41 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
46
Service connections
41
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sheep Creek Land Owners Association compare with other water systems in Conejos County?
By EPA's size categories, Sheep Creek Land Owners Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Conejos County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 280 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 6,992 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 Sheep Creek Land Owners Association is well 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 Sheep Creek Land Owners Association?
EPA lists Sheep Creek Land Owners Association 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. 14 of the 25 active systems in Conejos County (56%) are also privately owned.
Does Sheep Creek Land Owners Association have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. By type: 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved is Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Sheep Creek Land Owners Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sheep Creek Land Owners Association?
Sheep Creek Land Owners Association (PWSID CO0111709) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Sheep Creek Land Owners Association serve?
Sheep Creek Land Owners Association reports serving 46 people through 41 service connections in Conejos County, Colorado.
Where does Sheep Creek Land Owners Association 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 Sheep Creek Land Owners Association have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 Sheep Creek Land Owners Association'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sheep Creek Land Owners Association's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sheep Creek Land Owners Association 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 Conejos County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonito Town of | Conejos | 981 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Manassa Town of | Conejos | 976 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sanford Town of | Conejos | 850 | Community | Groundwater |
| La Jara Town of | Conejos | 825 | Community | Groundwater |
| Centauri Hs Centauri Ms | Conejos | 700 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Romeo Town of | Conejos | 365 | 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, “Sheep Creek Land Owners Association, PWSID CO0111709, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/sheep-creek-land-owners-association-co0111709 (data as of October 1, 2026).