Public water system · CO0254810
ActiveVista Verde Guest Ranch
At a glance
Vista Verde Guest Ranch (PWSID CO0254810) is an active transient non-community water system in Routt County, Colorado. It reports serving 104 people through 12 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
104
Service connections
12
Primary source
GU
Groundwater under influence of surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Vista Verde Guest Ranch compare with other water systems in Routt County?
By EPA's size categories, Vista Verde Guest Ranch 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 Vista Verde Guest Ranch is about 28% 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 Vista Verde Guest Ranch?
EPA lists Vista Verde Guest 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. 33 of the 51 active systems in Routt County (65%) are also privately owned.
Does Vista Verde Guest Ranch have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between March 2016 and December 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is E. coli (10 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 |
| 2024-01-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-03-20 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | 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.
Vista Verde Guest Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Vista Verde Guest Ranch?
Vista Verde Guest Ranch (PWSID CO0254810) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Vista Verde Guest Ranch serve?
Vista Verde Guest Ranch reports serving 104 people through 12 service connections in Routt County, Colorado.
Where does Vista Verde Guest Ranch 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 Vista Verde Guest Ranch have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is 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 Vista Verde Guest 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is 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 Vista Verde Guest Ranch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Vista Verde Guest 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 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, “Vista Verde Guest Ranch, PWSID CO0254810, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/vista-verde-guest-ranch-co0254810 (data as of October 1, 2026).