Public water system · CO0208940
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At a glance
Silver Cliff Ranch (PWSID CO0208940) is an active transient non-community water system in Chaffee County, Colorado. It reports serving 243 people through 10 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
243
Service connections
10
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Silver Cliff Ranch compare with other water systems in Chaffee County?
By EPA's size categories, Silver Cliff Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Chaffee County has 68 active public water systems. Its population served is about 35% below the county average of 372 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 25,274 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 Silver Cliff Ranch is about 69% above 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 Silver Cliff Ranch?
EPA lists Silver Cliff Ranch 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. 53 of the 68 active systems in Chaffee County (78%) are also privately owned.
Does Silver Cliff Ranch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and January 2014. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 3 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Silver Cliff Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Silver Cliff Ranch?
Silver Cliff Ranch (PWSID CO0208940) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Silver Cliff Ranch serve?
Silver Cliff Ranch reports serving 243 people through 10 service connections in Chaffee County, Colorado.
Where does Silver Cliff Ranch 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 Silver Cliff Ranch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. 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 Silver Cliff Ranch'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2014. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Silver Cliff Ranch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Silver Cliff Ranch 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 Chaffee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salida City of | Chaffee | 5,666 | Community | Surface water |
| Buena Vista Town of | Chaffee | 3,776 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Monarch Ski Area | Chaffee | 2,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Poncha Springs Town of | Chaffee | 2,118 | Community | Groundwater |
| Buena Vista Correctional Facility | Chaffee | 1,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Noahs Ark Adventure Company | Chaffee | 506 | 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, “Silver Cliff Ranch, PWSID CO0208940, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/silver-cliff-ranch-co0208940 (data as of October 1, 2026).