Public water system · WY5601187
ActiveOld West Cabins
At a glance
Old West Cabins (PWSID WY5601187) is an active community water system in Teton County, Wyoming. It reports serving 70 people through 48 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 August 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
48
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Old West Cabins compare with other water systems in Teton County?
By EPA's size categories, Old West Cabins is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Teton County has 112 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 697 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 78,057 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 Old West Cabins 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 Old West Cabins?
EPA lists Old West Cabins 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. 69 of the 112 active systems in Teton County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Old West Cabins have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and August 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-09-10 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-03-27 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-07-01 | 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.
Old West Cabins: frequently asked questions
Who runs Old West Cabins?
Old West Cabins (PWSID WY5601187) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Old West Cabins serve?
Old West Cabins reports serving 70 people through 48 service connections in Teton County, Wyoming.
Where does Old West Cabins 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 Old West Cabins have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Old West Cabins' 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 August 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Old West Cabins' water quality report?
As a community water system, Old West Cabins 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 Teton County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, Town of | Teton | 24,760 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ynp-Old Faithful | Teton | 7,675 | Community | Surface water |
| Ynp - Lake Village | Teton | 5,925 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Gtnp-Colter Bay Village | Teton | 4,514 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ynp-Grant Village | Teton | 3,513 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| Grand Targhee Resort | Teton | 2,500 | Non-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, “Old West Cabins, PWSID WY5601187, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/old-west-cabins-wy5601187 (data as of October 1, 2026).