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Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violations in Colorado

67 active public water systems in Colorado had a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation in the past three years, 26 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Combined Radium (-226 and -228) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Radium is a bone-seeking radionuclide that accumulates in skeletal tissue after ingestion. Long-term exposure increases the risk of bone cancer and leukemia. There is no safe threshold for ionizing radiation — the MCL is set at a level balancing risk reduction with treatment feasibility. Children are particularly vulnerable due to higher rates of bone growth and calcium uptake.

Systems with a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
May Valley WA
Prowers County
1,500 3 0
Holly Town of
Prowers County
800 3 1
Walsh Town of
Baca County
650 3 0
South Swink Water Authority
Otero County
622 1 0
Eureka WC
Otero County
498 9 1
Newdale Grand Valley WC
Otero County
458 2 2
Consolidated Glacier View Meadows Assoc
Larimer County
395 3 0
Valley WC
Otero County
270 6 2
Cheraw Town of
Otero County
254 5 2
Hasty Water Authority
Bent County
244 3 2
Beehive Water Association
Otero County
154 9 1
Pritchett Town of
Baca County
125 1 0
Vroman WC
Otero County
125 4 2
A and B WA INC
Prowers County
100 4 1
West Grand Valley WA
Otero County
100 5 1
Patterson Valley WC
Otero County
96 6 1
Riverside WC
Otero County
90 3 0
Fayette WC
Otero County
75 7 2
East End WA
Otero County
70 5 1
Elephant Rock MHP
El Paso County
60 6 2
Heartwood CO OP Housing
La Plata County
60 9 1
North Holbrook WC
Otero County
58 4 2
Holbrook Center Soft WA
Otero County
54 6 1
South Side WA
Otero County
44 9 1
Pacheco Trailer Park
Rio Grande County
36 13 3
Deep Creek Mountain Valley Estates
Mineral County
31 11 4
East Cherry Creek Valley Wsd
Arapahoe County
66,130 1 0
Mountain Village Town of
San Miguel County
9,700 3 0
Parkville WD
Lake County
7,500 2 0
Walden Wsd
El Paso County
1,500 1 0
Ridgway Town of
Ouray County
1,000 5 1
Brook Forest WD
Jefferson County
998 5 1
Park Forest
El Paso County
930 4 1
Morrison Creek Metro District
Routt County
800 3 0
Independence Wsd
Elbert County
567 2 1
Granada Town of
Prowers County
515 12 1
Manzanola Town of
Otero County
497 3 2
Steamboat Lake WD
Routt County
411 5 0
McClave WA INC
Bent County
378 2 0
Baxter Water and Services
Pueblo County
350 10 0
Dinosaur Town of
Moffat County
350 6 1
Idledale Wsd
Jefferson County
350 8 1
Aspen Village MD
Pitkin County
300 8 0
Ranch at Roaring Fork
Garfield County
300 6 1
Larkspur Town of
Douglas County
275 4 1
Capulin WD
Conejos County
250 7 1
Louviers Wsd
Douglas County
238 3 0
Mountaindale CG and Cabins
Fremont County
228 8 0
Riviere Estates
Rio Grande County
211 3 1
Lazear Domestic WC
Delta County
178 8 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Combined Radium (-226 and -228), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Combined Radium (-226 and -228) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Colorado records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.