Public water system · CO0219730
ActiveSylvan Lake Visitor Center
At a glance
Sylvan Lake Visitor Center (PWSID CO0219730) is an active transient non-community water system in Eagle County, Colorado. It reports serving 109 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
109
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sylvan Lake Visitor Center compare with other water systems in Eagle County?
By EPA's size categories, Sylvan Lake Visitor Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Eagle County has 46 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,242 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 103,152 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 Sylvan Lake Visitor Center is about 24% 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 Sylvan Lake Visitor Center?
EPA lists Sylvan Lake Visitor Center as owned by a state government. 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. 4 of the 46 active systems in Eagle County (8.7%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Sylvan Lake Visitor Center have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2016 and January 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2016-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Sylvan Lake Visitor Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sylvan Lake Visitor Center?
Sylvan Lake Visitor Center (PWSID CO0219730) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Sylvan Lake Visitor Center serve?
Sylvan Lake Visitor Center reports serving 109 people through 1 service connection in Eagle County, Colorado.
Where does Sylvan Lake Visitor Center 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 Sylvan Lake Visitor Center have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Sylvan Lake Visitor Center'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sylvan Lake Visitor Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sylvan Lake Visitor Center 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 Eagle County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle River Wsd | Eagle | 51,515 | Community | Surface water |
| Gypsum Town of | Eagle | 15,272 | Community | Surface water |
| Vail Assoc Midvail Eagle | Eagle | 7,600 | Non-transient non-community | Purchased surface water |
| Eagle Town of | Eagle | 7,511 | Community | Surface water |
| Mid Valley Md | Eagle | 4,588 | Community | Groundwater |
| Basalt Town of | Eagle | 2,357 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Sylvan Lake Visitor Center, PWSID CO0219730, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/sylvan-lake-visitor-center-co0219730 (data as of October 1, 2026).