Is Chipeta Wd Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Montrose

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
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-06-16
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-06-16
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-12-01 → 1999-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-12-01 → 1999-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-12-01 → 1999-12-31

PFAS detected

PFAS are industrial “forever chemicals”. These are the EPA's latest nationwide test results (2023–2025).

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
Pfba	0.0295 µg/L	1/4	2023

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	31.96 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 40.7 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	31.4 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 33.8 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0060 mg/L 40% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	5/5	LCR	1999
Bromodichloromethane	3.4475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.5 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Chloroform	35.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.5 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	13.035 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.5 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	16.141 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.5 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.571 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.64 µg/L	3/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.8300 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Lithium	9.87 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/4	UCMR-5	2023

31 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: COLLIER, MATTHEW
Phone: 970-249-8871
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Chipeta Wd

Is Chipeta Wd tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Chipeta Wd'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 Chipeta Wd's water?

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

How many people does Chipeta Wd serve?

Chipeta Wd reports serving 3,802 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Chipeta Wd had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 5 violations on file for Chipeta Wd, of which 0 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.