Public water system · CO0254725

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Steamboat Lake Outpost

At a glance

Steamboat Lake Outpost (PWSID CO0254725) is an active transient non-community water system in Routt County, Colorado. It reports serving 116 people through 13 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.

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

Population served

116

Service connections

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0254725

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served116

Service connections13

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyRoutt County

How does Steamboat Lake Outpost compare with other water systems in Routt County?

By EPA's size categories, Steamboat Lake Outpost is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Routt County has 51 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,031 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 52,569 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 Steamboat Lake Outpost is about 19% 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. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 337 Colorado systems (15%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Steamboat Lake Outpost?

EPA lists Steamboat Lake Outpost 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. 33 of the 51 active systems in Routt County (65%) are also privately owned.

Does Steamboat Lake Outpost have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2017 and December 2025. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (6 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
2025-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2025-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2025-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2025-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2025-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2022-05-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2021-12-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2020-12-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2019-09-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2018-10-12	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-08-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2017-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	E. colicode 3014	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.

Steamboat Lake Outpost: frequently asked questions

Who runs Steamboat Lake Outpost?

Steamboat Lake Outpost (PWSID CO0254725) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Steamboat Lake Outpost serve?

Steamboat Lake Outpost reports serving 116 people through 13 service connections in Routt County, Colorado.

Where does Steamboat Lake Outpost get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Steamboat Lake Outpost have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. 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 Steamboat Lake Outpost'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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Steamboat Lake Outpost's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Steamboat Lake Outpost 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 Routt County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Mt Werner Wd	Routt	19,000	Community	Surface water
Steamboat Springs City of	Routt	9,950	Community	Purchased surface water
Steamboat Ski Corp Thunderhead	Routt	6,517	Transient non-community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Hayden Town of	Routt	3,982	Community	Surface water
Steamboat Ski Corp Rendezvous	Routt	2,500	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Steamboat Ii Md	Routt	1,450	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, “Steamboat Lake Outpost, PWSID CO0254725, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/steamboat-lake-outpost-co0254725 (data as of October 1, 2026).