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Selenium violations in Colorado

30 active public water systems in Colorado had a Selenium violation in the past three years, 4 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Selenium is and why it matters.

Health effects: Chronic exposure above the MCL causes selenosis — characterized by hair and nail loss, peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, and gastrointestinal disturbance. Liver damage can occur with prolonged high intake. The margin between nutritional requirement and toxic dose is narrow, making the MCL an important threshold.

Systems with a Selenium violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Chemical Materials Activity West
Pueblo County
3,000 8 0
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
Grand County Water NO 1
Grand County
5,400 11 0
Debeque Town of
Mesa County
911 7 0
Morrison Creek Metro District
Routt County
800 3 0
Granada Town of
Prowers County
515 12 1
Saguache Town of
Saguache County
504 9 1
Empire Town of
Clear Creek County
500 3 0
Encompass Preschool
Parker · Douglas County
364 7 2
Sierra Grande School District
Costilla County
304 7 0
Monarch Mountain Lodge
Chaffee County
247 14 5
Mountaindale CG and Cabins
Fremont County
228 8 0
Roaring Fork MHP
Pitkin County
200 10 0
Altman Plants
El Paso County
188 8 1
Castlewood Community Preschool
Douglas County
125 9 0
Willow Brook Metro District
Summit County
120 9 0
United Church of Christ Parker Hilltop
Parker · Douglas County
95 8 0
Valley Mobile Home LLC
Alamosa County
85 12 1
Asgard Subdivision WA
Garfield County
80 8 2
Mill Creek Wia
Clear Creek County
67 4 0
Hartman Town of
Prowers County
61 13 6
Western Metals Recycling
Englewood · Arapahoe County
45 7 0
Saddlehorn Ranch MD
El Paso County
39 8 1
Vallecito Village
La Plata County
34 7 2
G and M Mobile Home Park
Rio Grande County
30 11 0
Ranch at Coulter Creek HOA
Garfield County
27 10 0
E-470 Water System Plaza D
Adams County
25 5 0
Mustang Water Authority
Montrose County
0 7 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Selenium, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Selenium 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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.