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Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc.

At a glance

Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. (PWSID CO0236550) is an active transient non-community water system in Las Animas County, Colorado. It reports serving 25 people through 98 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0236550

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections98

Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyLas Animas County

How does Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. compare with other water systems in Las Animas County?

By EPA's size categories, Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Las Animas County has 18 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 827 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 14,877 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 Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 166 Colorado systems (7.5%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc.?

EPA lists Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. 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. 5 of the 18 active systems in Las Animas County (28%) are also privately owned.

Does Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between May 2003 and July 2024. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 required treatment not met, 1 reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (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
2024-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2024-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2023-06-11	ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2018-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2008-08-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2007-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2003-05-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	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.

Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc.: frequently asked questions

Who runs Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc.?

Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. (PWSID CO0236550) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. serve?

Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. reports serving 25 people through 98 service connections in Las Animas County, Colorado.

Where does Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 3 are 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 Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc.'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, 3 are 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 Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc.'s water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc. 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 Las Animas County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Trinidad City of	Las Animas	11,400	Community	Surface water
El Moro Hoehne Pipeline Assoc	Las Animas	655	Community	Purchased surface water
Aguilar Town of	Las Animas	447	Community	Groundwater
Monument Lake Resort	Las Animas	380	Transient non-community	Surface water
Santa Fe Trail Ranch Md	Las Animas	360	Community	Purchased surface water
Sunflower Valley Pipeline Assn	Las Animas	312	Community	Purchased surface water

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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, “Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc., PWSID CO0236550, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/spanish-peaks-landowners-association-inc-co0236550 (data as of October 1, 2026).