Is La Junta City of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Otero

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	1998-02-01 → 1998-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-02-01 → 1998-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1998-02-01 → 1998-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1984-04-20 → 1987-04-20

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	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	20/20	LCR	2025
Nitrate	860 µg/L 8.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	13.325 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 14 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.095 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	2.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	2.225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Barium	6.605 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.07 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Fluoride	282 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 290 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2018
Selenium	2.272 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2018
Combined Uranium	4.051 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 4.08 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2013–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.59 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.6 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Lithium	15 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
Antimony, Total	0.0990 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2018
Arsenic	0.2700 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2018
Cadmium	0.1400 µg/L 2.8% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2018
Chromium	0.7200 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.7000 pCi/L 14% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.1700 pCi/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2013–2018

84 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)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromateChlorobenzeneCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SEABA, THOMAS
Phone: 719-384-7358
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about La Junta City of

Is La Junta City of tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does La Junta City of serve?

La Junta City of reports serving 8,320 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has La Junta City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 79 violations on file for La Junta City of, of which 10 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.