Public water system · CO0135290

Active

West Fort Collins Wd

At a glance

West Fort Collins Wd (PWSID CO0135290) is an active community water system in Larimer County, Colorado. It reports serving 4,000 people through 1,000 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2022.

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

Population served

4,000

Service connections

1,000

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0135290

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served4,000

Service connections1,000

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyLarimer County

How does West Fort Collins Wd compare with other water systems in Larimer County?

By EPA's size categories, West Fort Collins Wd is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Larimer County has 134 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 3,842 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 514,860 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Colorado, the 2,207 active systems average 3,400 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so West Fort Collins Wd is about 40% below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Colorado has 1,068 active community water systems, 48% 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 West Fort Collins Wd?

EPA lists West Fort Collins Wd as owned by a local 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. 21 of the 134 active systems in Larimer County (16%) are also owned by a local government.

Does West Fort Collins Wd have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2022. The violations listed here began between May 2016 and March 2022. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 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
2022-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-05-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2019-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2016-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2016-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	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.

West Fort Collins Wd: frequently asked questions

Who runs West Fort Collins Wd?

West Fort Collins Wd (PWSID CO0135290) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does West Fort Collins Wd serve?

West Fort Collins Wd reports serving 4,000 people through 1,000 service connections in Larimer County, Colorado.

Where does West Fort Collins Wd 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 West Fort Collins Wd have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2022. 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 West Fort Collins Wd'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.

Where can I find West Fort Collins Wd's water quality report?

As a community water system, West Fort Collins Wd must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Larimer County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ft Collins City of	Larimer	179,901	Community	Surface water
Loveland City of	Larimer	91,077	Community	Surface water
Ft Collins Loveland Wd	Larimer	63,532	Community	Purchased surface water
East Larimer County Wd	Larimer	27,944	Community	Purchased surface water
Csu Main and West Housing Campus	Larimer	27,375	Community	Purchased surface water
Little Thompson Wd	Larimer	25,654	Community	Purchased surface water

Working with water-system records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.

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, “West Fort Collins Wd, PWSID CO0135290, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/west-fort-collins-wd-co0135290 (data as of October 1, 2026).