Public water system · WY5601452
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At a glance
Paintbrush Motel (PWSID WY5601452) is an active transient non-community water system in Fremont County, Wyoming. It reports serving 40 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Paintbrush Motel compare with other water systems in Fremont County?
By EPA's size categories, Paintbrush Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fremont County has 61 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 433 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 26,380 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 Paintbrush Motel 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 Paintbrush Motel?
EPA lists Paintbrush Motel 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. 37 of the 61 active systems in Fremont County (61%) are also privately owned.
Does Paintbrush Motel have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between April 1999 and May 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-07 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2001-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Paintbrush Motel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Paintbrush Motel?
Paintbrush Motel (PWSID WY5601452) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Paintbrush Motel serve?
Paintbrush Motel reports serving 40 people through 2 service connections in Fremont County, Wyoming.
Where does Paintbrush Motel 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 Paintbrush Motel have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Paintbrush Motel'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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Paintbrush Motel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Paintbrush Motel 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 Fremont County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverton, City of | Fremont | 10,330 | Community | Surface water |
| Lander, City of | Fremont | 7,615 | Community | Surface water |
| Dubois, Town of | Fremont | 1,822 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shoshoni, Town of | Fremont | 515 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wy Dot-Sweetwater Rest Area | Fremont | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hudson, Town of | Fremont | 460 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
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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, “Paintbrush Motel, PWSID WY5601452, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/paintbrush-motel-wy5601452 (data as of October 1, 2026).