Is Colorado Springs Utilities Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: El Paso

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Archived	1992-01-01 → 1994-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-03-01 → 2006-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-03-01 → 2006-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2006-03-01 → 2006-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	61.7 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 87.6 µg/L	393/393	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	56.84 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 74.2 µg/L	393/393	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	55.5 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 56.3 µg/L	41/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1440 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1730 µg/L	41/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	444 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 520 µg/L	40/82	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0057 mg/L 38% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	22/22	LCR	2025
Bromodichloromethane	11.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.1 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	67.4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 68 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	18.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 19.6 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.368 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.94 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	31.51 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 32.5 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2019
Lithium	17 µg/L No EPA limit set	11/24	UCMR-5	2025
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.0722 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0740 µg/L	10/51	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	6.5 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 6 µg/L	8/56	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.751 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.79 µg/L	7/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	4.95 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 5.1 µg/L	6/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	49.975 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 63.4 µg/L	6/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.58 pCi/L 32% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.9 pCi/L	5/9	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	498 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 520 µg/L	5/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.51 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	4/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	9.04 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	4/9	SYR4	2014–2017
Ethylbenzene	6.181 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L worst single sample: 6.78 µg/L	3/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Antimony, Total	0.5500 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Picloram	0.1000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 500 µg/L	1/45	SYR4	2013–2019

84 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromateBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SCHROEDER, RENEE
Phone: 719-668-4587
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Colorado Springs Utilities

Is Colorado Springs Utilities tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in Colorado Springs Utilities's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Colorado Springs Utilities's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Barium, Fluoride, Nitrate, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Colorado Springs Utilities serve?

Colorado Springs Utilities reports serving 464,111 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Colorado Springs Utilities had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 11 violations on file for Colorado Springs Utilities, of which 1 is health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.