Public water system · CO0214712
ActiveSky Ranch Horn Creek
At a glance
Sky Ranch Horn Creek (PWSID CO0214712) is an active transient non-community water system in Custer County, Colorado. It reports serving 582 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
582
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sky Ranch Horn Creek compare with other water systems in Custer County?
By EPA's size categories, Sky Ranch Horn Creek is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Custer County has 17 active public water systems, and Sky Ranch Horn Creek is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 138% above the county average of 245 people per system, and accounts for 14% of the 4,164 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 Sky Ranch Horn Creek is about 4 times 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 Sky Ranch Horn Creek?
EPA lists Sky Ranch Horn Creek 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. 8 of the 17 active systems in Custer County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Sky Ranch Horn Creek have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and January 2020. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (5 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-03-04 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2017-01-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 7 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.
Sky Ranch Horn Creek: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sky Ranch Horn Creek?
Sky Ranch Horn Creek (PWSID CO0214712) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Sky Ranch Horn Creek serve?
Sky Ranch Horn Creek reports serving 582 people through 8 service connections in Custer County, Colorado.
Where does Sky Ranch Horn Creek 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 Sky Ranch Horn Creek have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. 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 Sky Ranch Horn Creek'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sky Ranch Horn Creek's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sky Ranch Horn Creek 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 Custer County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain Wsd | Custer | 1,950 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alvarado Cg 4122 | Custer | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Lodge at San Isabel | Custer | 200 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ophir Creek No 4 | Custer | 186 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp | Custer | 184 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| La Vista Cg | Custer | 180 | 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, “Sky Ranch Horn Creek, PWSID CO0214712, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/sky-ranch-horn-creek-co0214712 (data as of October 1, 2026).