Public water system · WY5600334
ActiveA Bar A Ranch
At a glance
A Bar A Ranch (PWSID WY5600334) is an active transient non-community water system in Carbon County, Wyoming. It reports serving 200 people through 70 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 June 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
70
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does A Bar A Ranch compare with other water systems in Carbon County?
By EPA's size categories, A Bar A Ranch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carbon County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 725 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 18,136 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wyoming, the 775 active systems average 838 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so A Bar A Ranch is about 39% above 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. Wyoming has 352 active transient non-community water systems, 45% of the state's 775 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 585 Wyoming systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates A Bar A Ranch?
EPA lists A Bar A Ranch as privately owned. The WY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 9 of the 25 active systems in Carbon County (36%) are also privately owned.
Does A Bar A Ranch have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. The violations listed here began between July 1996 and June 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-06-24 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
A Bar A Ranch: frequently asked questions
Who runs A Bar A Ranch?
A Bar A Ranch (PWSID WY5600334) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does A Bar A Ranch serve?
A Bar A Ranch reports serving 200 people through 70 service connections in Carbon County, Wyoming.
Where does A Bar A Ranch 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 A Bar A Ranch 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 June 2023. 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 A Bar A 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find A Bar A Ranch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. A Bar A 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 Carbon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawlins Water Supply, City of | Carbon | 9,006 | Community | Surface water |
| Saratoga, Town of | Carbon | 1,720 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wy Dot-Fort Steele Rest Area | Carbon | 1,660 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Hanna, Town of | Carbon | 841 | Community | Surface water |
| Wy Dot-Wagonhound Rest Area | Carbon | 750 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Brush Creek Ranch | Carbon | 717 | Transient non-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, “A Bar A Ranch, PWSID WY5600334, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/a-bar-a-ranch-wy5600334 (data as of October 1, 2026).