Is Elbert Creek Water Co Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: La Plata

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

178

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-10-01 → 2019-12-31

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
Lead	0.00050 mg/L 3.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	25/25	LCR	2025
Nitrate	584.2 µg/L 5.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 606 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	94.26 µg/L 118% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 128 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	59.9 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 89.3 µg/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	56.625 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 70.1 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	260 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	7/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	2.2 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	6/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	6.89 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2015–2016
Chromium	1.655 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	4/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	141.25 µg/L 1.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 142 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Arsenic	1.04 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	16.994 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	54.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 59 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.244 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Cadmium	0.7750 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8000 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.003 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.04 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	15.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.8 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2018–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.65 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.7 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2019
Lead	5.075 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2015–2016
Thallium, Total	0.2950 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.3000 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	30.095 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31.5 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2018–2019
2,4-D	0.3000 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2015–2019
Bromoform	0.6100 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	SYR4	2018–2019

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TPAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CRONA, ANNA
Phone: 970-382-6787
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Elbert Creek Water Co

Is Elbert Creek Water Co tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Elbert Creek Water Co'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 Elbert Creek Water Co's water?

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

How many people does Elbert Creek Water Co serve?

Elbert Creek Water Co reports serving 750 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Elbert Creek Water Co had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 178 violations on file for Elbert Creek Water Co, of which 32 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.