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Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area

At a glance

Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area (PWSID WY5600310) is an active transient non-community water system in Albany County, Wyoming. It reports serving 1,500 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,500

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDWY5600310

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,500

Service connections3

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyWY state drinking water program

City servedLaramie

StateWyoming

ZIP—

CountyAlbany County

How does Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area compare with other water systems in Albany County?

By EPA's size categories, Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Albany County has 25 active public water systems, and Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 1,540 people per system, and accounts for 3.9% of the 38,493 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 Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area is about 10 times 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 Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area?

EPA lists Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area as owned by a state government. 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. 2 of the 25 active systems in Albany County (8%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. The violations listed here began between April 1995 and December 2024. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 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
2024-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-12-31	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2013-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2013-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2008-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1996-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1996-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1995-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	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.

Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area: frequently asked questions

Who runs Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area?

Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area (PWSID WY5600310) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.

How many people does Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area serve?

Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area reports serving 1,500 people through 3 service connections in Albany County, Wyoming.

Where does Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area 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 Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area'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 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.

Where can I find Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area 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 Albany County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Laramie, City of	Albany	32,395	Community	Surface water
Snowy Range Ski Area	Albany	503	Transient non-community	Groundwater
South Laramie W&S District	Albany	490	Community	Purchased surface water
Sunny Meadows Village	Albany	485	Community	Purchased surface water
Cv Laramie MHP, LLC	Albany	375	Community	Groundwater
Breazeale'S Mobile Home Park	Albany	345	Community	Purchased 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, “Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area, PWSID WY5600310, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/wy-dot-summit-rest-area-wy5600310 (data as of October 1, 2026).