Public water system · WY5601731
ActiveDevils Tower Gulch
At a glance
Devils Tower Gulch (PWSID WY5601731) is an active transient non-community water system in Crook County, Wyoming. It reports serving 34 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
34
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Devils Tower Gulch compare with other water systems in Crook County?
By EPA's size categories, Devils Tower Gulch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Crook County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 328 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 8,854 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 Devils Tower Gulch is well below 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 Devils Tower Gulch?
EPA lists Devils Tower Gulch 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. 16 of the 27 active systems in Crook County (59%) are also privately owned.
Does Devils Tower Gulch have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2022 and November 2024. By type: 3 monitoring and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-06-11 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2022-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Devils Tower Gulch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Devils Tower Gulch?
Devils Tower Gulch (PWSID WY5601731) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Devils Tower Gulch serve?
Devils Tower Gulch reports serving 34 people through 1 service connection in Crook County, Wyoming.
Where does Devils Tower Gulch 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 Devils Tower Gulch have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024. 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 Devils Tower Gulch'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. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in November 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Devils Tower Gulch's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Devils Tower Gulch 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 Crook County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Tower National Monument | Crook | 3,071 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sundance, City of | Crook | 1,279 | Community | Groundwater |
| Moorcroft, Town of | Crook | 1,009 | Community | Groundwater |
| Devils Tower Koa-Campstool | Crook | 516 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Pine Haven, Town of | Crook | 498 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hulett, Town of | Crook | 420 | 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, “Devils Tower Gulch, PWSID WY5601731, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/devils-tower-gulch-wy5601731 (data as of October 1, 2026).