Is Baca Grande Wsd Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

183

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-04-27
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-04-27
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-03-27
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-03-27
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-03-27
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-12
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-01-12

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	0.0076 mg/L 51% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	23/23	LCR	2025
Nitrate	400 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	20/28	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	3.86 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	41.75 µg/L 2.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 42 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2014
Bromodichloromethane	1.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	5/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.185 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.085 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2013–2014
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.1000 pCi/L 2% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	2/3	SYR4	2012–2014
Fluoride	179.5 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 180 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2019
Selenium	1.95 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2013–2014
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2014
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	1.6 pCi/L 11% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2014
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.4 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/1	SYR4	2014

65 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-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MARTINEZ, DIEGO
Phone: 719-256-4310
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Baca Grande Wsd

Is Baca Grande Wsd tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Baca Grande Wsd'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 Baca Grande Wsd's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Nitrate, TTHM, Barium, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Baca Grande Wsd serve?

Baca Grande Wsd reports serving 2,006 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Baca Grande Wsd had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 183 violations on file for Baca Grande Wsd, 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.