Is Canon City City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Fremont

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	2003-09-01 → 2003-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-09-01 → 2003-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-09-01 → 2003-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-06-01 → 2023-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-06-01 → 2023-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-06-01 → 2023-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-06-01 → 2023-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-04-01 → 2018-04-30

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	55.75 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 78.9 µg/L	131/131	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	53.125 µg/L 89% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 78 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	12.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.6 µg/L	81/81	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	49.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 66.5 µg/L	81/81	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlorite	553 µg/L 55% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	79/98	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	30.6 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38.8 µg/L	76/76	SYR4	2015–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	31.41 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 36 µg/L	75/76	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.435 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.8 µg/L	74/81	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	45/76	SYR4	2015–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	9.94 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.1 µg/L	39/76	SYR4	2015–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.76 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	17/76	SYR4	2015–2019
Nitrate	300 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.5780 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.5800 µg/L	5/81	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	666 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 670 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2016–2018
Dalapon	3.435 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	2/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.5000 pCi/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Combined Uranium	3.8 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2 pCi/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	250 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2016
Xylenes, Total	0.5000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	9.34 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	UCMR-5	2024

77 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-PF3ONSAdonaAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneChlorobenzeneCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PAYNE, TRAVIS
Phone: 719-269-9019
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Canon City City of

Is Canon City City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Canon City City of'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 Canon City City of's water?

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

How many people does Canon City City of serve?

Canon City City of reports serving 34,800 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Canon City City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 44 violations on file for Canon City City of, of which 3 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.