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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Colorado

138 active public water systems in Colorado had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 125 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Excell Lawson Village
Clear Creek County
90 3 0
Grandview MHP
El Paso County
90 8 3
North Washington Wua
Adams County
90 6 5
Freeman Creek
La Plata County
88 4 1
Asgard Subdivision WA
Garfield County
80 8 2
South Fork Heights Apartments
Rio Grande County
80 10 3
Forest Glen Sports Assoc INC
Teller County
76 3 1
Divide South
Teller County
74 5 1
Guffey Charter School
Park County
70 2 1
Keeton Ranch Water
El Paso County
70 5 3
Westwinds WD
Chaffee County
63 3 1
Escalante Village
Durango · La Plata County
62 7 5
Hartman Town of
Prowers County
61 13 6
Cherry Valley Elem School
Douglas County
60 3 0
Heartwood CO OP Housing
La Plata County
60 9 1
Mountain Shadows MHP
El Paso County
56 6 2
Phillips Mobile Home Park
Pitkin County
44 3 1
South Side WA
Otero County
44 9 1
Pitkin Iron HOA
Pitkin County
41 3 1
Wayside
Summit County
40 3 1
Saddlehorn Ranch MD
El Paso County
39 8 1
Monument Work Center NO 1
El Paso County
36 2 1
Pacheco Trailer Park
Rio Grande County
36 13 3
Deep Creek Mountain Valley Estates
Mineral County
31 11 4
Moffat Town of
Saguache County
12 11 4
MT Werner WD
Routt County
19,000 3 0
Poncha Springs Town of
Chaffee County
2,118 1 0
Homestead WC
Jefferson County
1,000 4 0
Deer Creek WD
Elbert County
792 1 0
Rye Town of
Pueblo County
745 8 1
Castlewood Community Preschool
Douglas County
125 9 0
Willow Brook Metro District
Summit County
120 9 0
Gateway Childcare and Preschool
Colorado Springs · El Paso County
116 2 1
Xcel Energy Hayden Station
Routt County
110 3 0
Crystal Lakes 11th Filing
Larimer County
76 1 0
Sidney Peak Ranch
Routt County
42 3 0
West Ranch Subd
Pitkin County
28 1 0
Telluride Pines HOA
San Miguel County
25 8 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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.