Is Rocky Ford 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

336

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-12-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-07-01

PFAS detected

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

Contaminant	Max	Detection rate	Period
PFBS	0.0085 µg/L	2/2	2025
PFHXS	0.0060 µg/L	2/2	2025
PFOS	0.0041 µg/L	1/2	2025

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	74.525 µg/L 93% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 86.3 µg/L	64/64	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	19.82 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 21.7 µg/L	59/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	20.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.1 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	19.045 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26.1 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	27.715 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 31.1 µg/L	34/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	11.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.4 µg/L	33/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	11.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.3 µg/L	26/26	SYR4	2015–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.8 µg/L	22/26	SYR4	2015–2019
Nitrate	3140 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 3200 µg/L	22/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	16/26	SYR4	2015–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	4.695 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	12/26	SYR4	2015–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	10.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.1 µg/L	9/26	SYR4	2015–2019
Fluoride	962.5 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	1475 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1500 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2016
Barium	67.4 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 70 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Selenium	14.7 µg/L 29% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 16 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	7.064 pCi/L 47% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 7.94 pCi/L	4/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	19.8 µg/L 66% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 20 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.3900 pCi/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.4000 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2013
Lithium	48 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
Cadmium	0.2000 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrite	42 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2016
Thallium, Total	0.8400 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	0.8200 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2012–2019

80 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LONG, RICK
Phone: 719-469-2666
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Rocky Ford City of

Is Rocky Ford City of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 28 contaminants in Rocky Ford 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 Rocky Ford City of's water?

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

How many people does Rocky Ford City of serve?

Rocky Ford City of reports serving 4,443 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Rocky Ford City of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 336 violations on file for Rocky Ford City of, 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.