Is Us Air Force Academy Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Federal 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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30

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	87.95 µg/L 110% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 110 µg/L	124/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	64.15 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 88.7 µg/L	124/124	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2015–2019
Chloroform	73.49 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 87.6 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2015–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	28.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 59.2 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2015–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	28.985 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 33.6 µg/L	60/60	SYR4	2015–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.62 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	49/60	SYR4	2015–2019
Lead	0.00060 mg/L 4% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025

34 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: BRESS, SRA CHRISTOPHER
Phone: 719-333-4825
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Us Air Force Academy

Is Us Air Force Academy tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 8 contaminants in Us Air Force Academy'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 Us Air Force Academy's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Us Air Force Academy serve?

Us Air Force Academy reports serving 16,876 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Us Air Force Academy had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 77 violations on file for Us Air Force Academy, of which 12 are 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.