Public water system · CO0149852
ActiveWoody Creek Metropolitan District
At a glance
Woody Creek Metropolitan District (PWSID CO0149852) is an active community water system in Pitkin County, Colorado. It reports serving 220 people through 62 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
220
Service connections
62
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Woody Creek Metropolitan District compare with other water systems in Pitkin County?
By EPA's size categories, Woody Creek Metropolitan District is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pitkin County has 49 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,085 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 53,175 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 Woody Creek Metropolitan District is well 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. 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 Woody Creek Metropolitan District?
EPA lists Woody Creek Metropolitan District 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. 35 of the 49 active systems in Pitkin County (71%) are also privately owned.
Does Woody Creek Metropolitan District have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2022 and January 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-11-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | 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.
Woody Creek Metropolitan District: frequently asked questions
Who runs Woody Creek Metropolitan District?
Woody Creek Metropolitan District (PWSID CO0149852) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Woody Creek Metropolitan District serve?
Woody Creek Metropolitan District reports serving 220 people through 62 service connections in Pitkin County, Colorado.
Where does Woody Creek Metropolitan District 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 Woody Creek Metropolitan District 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 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 Woody Creek Metropolitan District'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 January 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Woody Creek Metropolitan District's water quality report?
As a community water system, Woody Creek Metropolitan District 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 Pitkin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen City of | Pitkin | 31,100 | Community | Surface water |
| Snowmass Village Wsd | Pitkin | 6,353 | Community | Surface water |
| Aspen Ski Corp Hi Alpine L9 | Pitkin | 2,900 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Aspen Ski Corp Garrett Gulch | Pitkin | 2,630 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Aspen Ski Co Sundeck | Pitkin | 1,801 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Aspen Ski Corp Elk Camp | Pitkin | 1,380 | Transient non-community | 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, “Woody Creek Metropolitan District, PWSID CO0149852, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/woody-creek-metropolitan-district-co0149852 (data as of October 1, 2026).