Is Divide South Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water under surface influence
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Teller

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

309

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-07-01 → 2025-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2025-06-01 → 2025-06-30

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	0.00080 mg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	29/29	LCR	2026
Nitrate	164 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	13.525 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 15.1 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2014–2019
Bromodichloromethane	3.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2015–2019
Chloroform	7.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.1 µg/L	9/9	SYR4	2015–2019
Barium	17.7 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.2 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/9	SYR4	2015–2019
Fluoride	1870 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1900 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	13.46 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 13.8 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	4.385 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	7.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.8 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019

63 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LINDSTROM, JEFF
Phone: 719-686-6840
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Divide South

Is Divide South tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Divide South'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 Divide South's water?

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

How many people does Divide South serve?

Divide South reports serving 74 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Divide South had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 309 violations on file for Divide South, of which 86 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 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.