Public water system · WY5601271
ActiveBig Country Estates
At a glance
Big Country Estates (PWSID WY5601271) is an active community water system in Laramie County, Wyoming. It reports serving 615 people through 246 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
615
Service connections
246
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Big Country Estates compare with other water systems in Laramie County?
By EPA's size categories, Big Country Estates is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Laramie County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,933 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 96,668 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wyoming, the 775 active systems average 838 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Big Country Estates 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. Wyoming has 332 active community water systems, 43% of the state's 775 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 79 Wyoming systems (10%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Big Country Estates?
EPA lists Big Country Estates 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. 33 of the 50 active systems in Laramie County (66%) are also privately owned.
Does Big Country Estates have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. The violations listed here began between June 1994 and April 2016. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) (3 of them). EPA lists 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Big Country Estates: frequently asked questions
Who runs Big Country Estates?
Big Country Estates (PWSID WY5601271) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Big Country Estates serve?
Big Country Estates reports serving 615 people through 246 service connections in Laramie County, Wyoming.
Where does Big Country Estates 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 Big Country Estates have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. 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 Big Country Estates' 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. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Big Country Estates' water quality report?
As a community water system, Big Country Estates 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 Laramie County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities | Laramie | 64,165 | Community | Surface water |
| South Cheyenne Water & Sewer District | Laramie | 10,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Usaf F.E. Warren Afb | Laramie | 5,500 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Love`S Travel Center | Laramie | 1,545 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Travel Centers of America | Laramie | 1,525 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Cheyenne Hills Church | Laramie | 1,211 | 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, “Big Country Estates, PWSID WY5601271, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/big-country-estates-wy5601271 (data as of October 1, 2026).