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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violations in Colorado

51 active public water systems in Colorado had a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation in the past three years, 11 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U is and why it matters.

Health effects: Alpha-emitting radionuclides accumulate in bone and soft tissue, delivering sustained internal radiation doses that increase lifetime cancer risk. There is no established safe threshold for ionizing radiation. Individual contributors such as radium-226 and polonium-210 have their own MCLs; gross alpha serves as a cost-effective screening tool that triggers more specific radionuclide analysis when exceeded.

Systems with a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Mountain Wsd
Jefferson County
1,941 4 0
May Valley WA
Prowers County
1,500 3 0
South Swink Water Authority
Otero County
622 1 0
Eureka WC
Otero County
498 9 1
Consolidated Glacier View Meadows Assoc
Larimer County
395 3 0
Valley WC
Otero County
270 6 2
Patterson Valley WC
Otero County
96 6 1
Elephant Rock MHP
El Paso County
60 6 2
Heartwood CO OP Housing
La Plata County
60 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
Woodmoor Wsd
El Paso County
18,031 1 0
Cottonwood Wsd
Douglas County
10,867 7 0
Mountain Village Town of
San Miguel County
9,700 3 0
Inverness Wsd
Arapahoe County
8,140 5 0
Parkville WD
Lake County
7,500 2 0
Julesburg Town of
Sedgwick County
1,225 4 1
Fowler Town of
Otero County
1,169 4 1
Forest Lakes MD
El Paso County
1,049 1 0
Homestead WC
Jefferson County
1,000 4 0
Brook Forest WD
Jefferson County
998 5 1
Morrison Creek Metro District
Routt County
800 3 0
Independence Wsd
Elbert County
567 2 1
Saguache Town of
Saguache County
504 9 1
Manzanola Town of
Otero County
497 3 2
Idledale Wsd
Jefferson County
350 8 1
Rifle Correctional Center
Garfield County
287 3 0
Cheraw Town of
Otero County
254 5 2
Mountaindale CG and Cabins
Fremont County
228 8 0
Riviere Estates
Rio Grande County
211 3 1
Westcreek Lakes WD
Douglas County
165 8 2
Turkey Canon Ranch WD
El Paso County
138 1 0
Vroman WC
Otero County
125 4 2
Willow Brook Metro District
Summit County
120 9 0
West Grand Valley WA
Otero County
100 5 1
Excell Lawson Village
Clear Creek County
90 3 0
Asgard Subdivision WA
Garfield County
80 8 2
Fayette WC
Otero County
75 7 2
Sun Meadow Estates
Garfield County
75 8 0
Peaks Shadow LLC
El Paso County
67 5 1
Signal Mountain Ranch Property Owners WC
Pueblo County
66 5 1
Peyton Pines
El Paso County
56 5 1
Three Mile TP
Garfield County
50 3 0
South Side WA
Otero County
44 9 1
Rolling Plains Estate
Arapahoe County
40 3 0
Wayside
Summit County
40 3 1
Saddlehorn Ranch MD
El Paso County
39 8 1
G and M Mobile Home Park
Rio Grande County
30 11 0
Hidden Springs Ranch
Routt County
27 7 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U 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.