Public water system · WY5600012
ActiveOrchard Valley Water Company
At a glance
Orchard Valley Water Company (PWSID WY5600012) is an active community water system in Laramie County, Wyoming. It reports serving 260 people through 110 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
260
Service connections
110
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Orchard Valley Water Company compare with other water systems in Laramie County?
By EPA's size categories, Orchard Valley Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). 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 0.3% 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 Orchard Valley Water Company 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 Orchard Valley Water Company?
EPA lists Orchard Valley Water Company 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 Orchard Valley Water Company have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between May 2001 and January 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 5 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)code 2931 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Archived |
| 2021-07-31 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Archived |
| 2004-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2003-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2001-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
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.
Orchard Valley Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Orchard Valley Water Company?
Orchard Valley Water Company (PWSID WY5600012) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Orchard Valley Water Company serve?
Orchard Valley Water Company reports serving 260 people through 110 service connections in Laramie County, Wyoming.
Where does Orchard Valley Water Company 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 Orchard Valley Water Company have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Orchard Valley Water Company'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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Orchard Valley Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Orchard Valley Water Company 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, “Orchard Valley Water Company, PWSID WY5600012, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/orchard-valley-water-company-wy5600012 (data as of October 1, 2026).