Public water system · CO0251700
ActiveXcel Energy Comanche Plant
At a glance
Xcel Energy Comanche Plant (PWSID CO0251700) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Pueblo County, Colorado. It reports serving 272 people through 11 service connections. Its primary water source is 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 October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
272
Service connections
11
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Xcel Energy Comanche Plant compare with other water systems in Pueblo County?
By EPA's size categories, Xcel Energy Comanche Plant is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pueblo County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,191 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 167,168 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Colorado, the 2,207 active systems average 3,400 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Xcel Energy Comanche Plant is about 37% below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Colorado has 183 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.3% of the state's 2,207 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 228 Colorado systems (10%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Xcel Energy Comanche Plant?
EPA lists Xcel Energy Comanche Plant 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. 17 of the 27 active systems in Pueblo County (63%) are also privately owned.
Does Xcel Energy Comanche Plant have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2017 and October 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-08-01 | Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | 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.
Xcel Energy Comanche Plant: frequently asked questions
Who runs Xcel Energy Comanche Plant?
Xcel Energy Comanche Plant (PWSID CO0251700) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Xcel Energy Comanche Plant serve?
Xcel Energy Comanche Plant reports serving 272 people through 11 service connections in Pueblo County, Colorado.
Where does Xcel Energy Comanche Plant get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Xcel Energy Comanche Plant 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 October 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 Xcel Energy Comanche Plant'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 October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Xcel Energy Comanche Plant's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Xcel Energy Comanche Plant is a non-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 Pueblo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pueblo Board of Ww | Pueblo | 114,070 | Community | Surface water |
| Pueblo West Md | Pueblo | 30,000 | Community | Surface water |
| St Charles Mesa Wd | Pueblo | 9,690 | Community | Surface water |
| Chemical Materials Activity West | Pueblo | 3,000 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Colorado City Md | Pueblo | 2,755 | Community | Surface water |
| Avondale Wsd | Pueblo | 1,615 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Xcel Energy Comanche Plant, PWSID CO0251700, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/xcel-energy-comanche-plant-co0251700 (data as of October 1, 2026).