Public water system · WY5601680
ActiveVore Buffalo Jump Foundation
At a glance
Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation (PWSID WY5601680) is an active transient non-community water system in Crook County, Wyoming. It reports serving 85 people through 4 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
85
Service connections
4
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation compare with other water systems in Crook County?
By EPA's size categories, Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation 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 1% 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 Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation is about 41% 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 Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation?
EPA lists Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation as under public/private ownership. 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. 1 of the 27 active systems in Crook County (3.7%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between July 2015 and January 2022. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate-Nitrite and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation: frequently asked questions
Who runs Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation?
Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation (PWSID WY5601680) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation serve?
Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation reports serving 85 people through 4 service connections in Crook County, Wyoming.
Where does Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation 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 Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. 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 Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation 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, “Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation, PWSID WY5601680, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/vore-buffalo-jump-foundation-wy5601680 (data as of October 1, 2026).