Is Teller County Wsd Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
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

305

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-10-01 → 2022-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-09-30

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
Ethylene Dibromide	0.0890 µg/L 178% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 0.0500 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1000 µg/L	43/102	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Nitrate	3800 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	705.6 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 729 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2015
TTHM	4.39 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	1.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.6 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	5/10	SYR4	2015
Bromodichloromethane	0.9850 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.433 µg/L 5.7% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.53 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	193.05 µg/L 9.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 195 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Bromoform	0.7950 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8000 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	4.78 pCi/L 96% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 4.8 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2017
Fluoride	1897 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1920 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	9.64 pCi/L 64% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 10 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2014
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	0.0200 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/93	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2600 µg/L 26% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2012–2014
Selenium	1 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2015–2018

61 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FRITZ, BARBARA
Phone: 719-687-0761
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Teller County Wsd

Is Teller County Wsd tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in Teller County 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 Teller County Wsd's water?

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

How many people does Teller County Wsd serve?

Teller County Wsd reports serving 600 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Teller County Wsd had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 305 violations on file for Teller County Wsd, of which 39 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.