BUENA VISTA, CO · Chaffee County
SLEEPING INDIAN MHP Water System
Inactive system
This water system is marked inactive in EPA’s federal records as of October 1, 2014. It is no longer an operating public water system under this PWSID, and no compliance deadlines — including the 2027 Consumer Confidence Report rule — apply to it.
If you are a resident looking for your current water provider, see water systems in Chaffee County, CO.
Data sourced from the EPA ECHO database (SDWA bulk download), last refreshed August 1, 2026. This is a record-keeping and public-information tool — it does not replace Colorado’s official records. Always confirm current status with Colorado before making decisions based on this information.
System facts
- System ID (PWSID)
- CO0108850
- System type
- Community Water System
- Population served
- 6
- Service connections
- 5
- Ownership
- privately owned
- Water source
- groundwater (wells)
SLEEPING INDIAN MHP is one of 1,060 community water systems in Colorado in the 500 or fewer people size category, formerly serving 6 people from groundwater.
EPA's federal records list this system as inactive in 2014; the record below is historical.
As of August 1, 2026, its federal record holds 4 entries between 2004 and 2007, all of which EPA lists as closed. Nothing has been added since 2007.
Of the 4, 3 are monitoring and reporting requirements — the category that accounts for about four in five of all violations in EPA's national dataset — rather than findings about the water itself. The record involves the Lead and Copper Rule, the Total Coliform Rules, and inorganic chemicals.
Violation history
Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R
—Lead and Copper Rule
October 1, 2007 – August 18, 2009
ResolvedMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR)
—Coliform (TCR)
October 1, 2006 – October 31, 2006
ResolvedMonitoring, Regular
—Nitrate
January 1, 2005 – December 29, 2005
ResolvedConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report
—Consumer Confidence Rule
July 1, 2004 – October 4, 2004
Resolved
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state
| Period | Violation | Contaminant / rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1, 2007 – August 18, 2009 | Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R | Lead and Copper Rule | — | Resolved |
| October 1, 2006 – October 31, 2006 | Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) | Coliform (TCR) | — | Resolved |
| January 1, 2005 – December 29, 2005 | Monitoring, Regular | Nitrate | — | Resolved |
| July 1, 2004 – October 4, 2004 | Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report | Consumer Confidence Rule | — | Resolved |
Resolved addressed and confirmed by the state
Enforcement actions
- July 2, 2008State Public Notification received2 linked violations
- February 1, 2008State Public Notification requested3 linked violations
- December 5, 2006State Public Notification requested2 linked violations
Last known contact on file (system is inactive)
LAIRD, KATHLEEN
719-395-8011
BUENA VISTA, CO 81211