Is Rifle City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

245

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-07-01 → 2004-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-01 → 2004-06-30

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	108.45 µg/L 136% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	78/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	49.35 µg/L 82% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 61.2 µg/L	74/74	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlorite	1120 µg/L 112% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 1330 µg/L	41/93	SYR4	2017–2019
Bromodichloromethane	35.335 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.5 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	59.135 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 68.1 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	23.98 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.3 µg/L	32/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.155 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	30/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	7.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.9 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2017–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	20.71 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.3 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2017–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	22.405 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.2 µg/L	28/28	SYR4	2017–2019
Lead	0.0014 mg/L 9.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	24/24	LCR	2025
Nitrate	200 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	20/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	73.35 µg/L 3.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 74 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	13/28	SYR4	2017–2019
Fluoride	474 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 540 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1.82 µg/L 3.6% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	8.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.8 µg/L	8/28	SYR4	2017–2019
Xylenes, Total	2.465 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	4/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	37.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/4	UCMR-5	2023
Arsenic	1.785 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.8 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	0.0998 µg/L 0.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1000 µg/L	2/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Uranium	1.5 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.7000 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2018
Ethylbenzene	2.2 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.195 pCi/L 8% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2019

82 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-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: EMMERT, JARED
Phone: 970-665-6589
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Rifle City of

Is Rifle City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Rifle 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 Rifle City of's water?

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

How many people does Rifle City of serve?

Rifle City of reports serving 9,489 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Rifle City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 245 violations on file for Rifle City of, 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.