Public water system · WY5601233
ActiveCottonwood Acres
At a glance
Cottonwood Acres (PWSID WY5601233) is an active community water system in Goshen County, Wyoming. It reports serving 95 people through 38 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, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
95
Service connections
38
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cottonwood Acres compare with other water systems in Goshen County?
By EPA's size categories, Cottonwood Acres is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Goshen County has 17 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 580 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 9,851 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 Cottonwood Acres 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. 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 Cottonwood Acres?
EPA lists Cottonwood Acres 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 17 active systems in Goshen County (53%) are also privately owned.
Does Cottonwood Acres have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between April 2024 and January 2026. By type: 12 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (6 of them). EPA lists 12 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | Yes | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | Yes | Archived |
| 2025-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2025-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | Yes | Archived |
| 2024-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | Yes | 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.
Cottonwood Acres: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cottonwood Acres?
Cottonwood Acres (PWSID WY5601233) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Cottonwood Acres serve?
Cottonwood Acres reports serving 95 people through 38 service connections in Goshen County, Wyoming.
Where does Cottonwood Acres 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 Cottonwood Acres have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Cottonwood Acres' 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, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cottonwood Acres' water quality report?
As a community water system, Cottonwood Acres 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 Goshen County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torrington Municipal Water Dept, City of | Goshen | 6,847 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lingle, Town of | Goshen | 486 | Community | Groundwater |
| South Torrington Water District | Goshen | 450 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| La Grange, Town of | Goshen | 448 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fort Laramie National Historic Site | Goshen | 352 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fort Laramie, Town of | Goshen | 230 | 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, “Cottonwood Acres, PWSID WY5601233, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/cottonwood-acres-wy5601233 (data as of October 1, 2026).