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Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) violations in Colorado

284 active public water systems in Colorado had a Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) violation in the past three years, 50 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Without proper filtration/disinfection: Giardia lamblia (severe diarrhea, cramping), Cryptosporidium (life-threatening for immunocompromised individuals), viruses (hepatitis A, norovirus). Turbidity itself is not a health risk but can shield pathogens from disinfection.

Systems with a Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Ridgway Town of
Ouray County
1,000 5 1
Antonito Town of
Conejos County
981 3 0
Oak Creek Town of
Routt County
950 9 0
Debeque Town of
Mesa County
911 7 0
Fairplay Town of
Park County
909 2 0
Arbordale Acres MHP
Boulder County
901 5 0
Nucla Town of
Montrose County
875 5 0
Dove Creek Town of
Dolores County
850 6 1
Piedra Park MD
Archuleta County
850 4 1
Rogers Mesa WC
Delta County
840 3 0
Durango la Plata Airport
La Plata County
780 8 0
Forest View Acres WD
El Paso County
772 2 0
Pinewood Springs WD
Larimer County
745 6 1
Rye Town of
Pueblo County
745 8 1
Mile High WC
Adams County
700 4 0
Hot Sulphur Springs Town of
Grand County
687 2 0
EL Moro Hoehne Pipeline Assoc
Las Animas County
655 4 0
Prairie Greens MHP
Weld County
654 4 0
Climax Climax Mine
Lake County
615 5 0
Naturita Town of
Montrose County
585 4 0
Franklin Mobile Home Park
Adams County
513 4 0
Countryside Estates Pueblo
Pueblo County
508 7 3
EL Morro Mobile Estates
El Paso County
504 5 0
Cheley Colorado Camp Main
Larimer County
500 2 0
Longs Peak CG
Larimer County
500 2 0
Bailey Wsd
Park County
483 7 3
4 Eagle Ranch
Eagle County
470 4 0
Alma Town of
Park County
460 2 0
ST Marys Glacier Wsd
Clear Creek County
451 6 1
Riverview CG
Larimer County
450 3 1
Beulah Water Works District
Pueblo County
445 6 0
Countryside of Greeley
Weld County
435 2 0
Grand Mesa MD 2
Mesa County
426 2 0
Young Life Frontier Ranch
Chaffee County
424 2 0
Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline
Garfield County
415 4 0
Avilla Eastlake
Thornton · Adams County
410 6 1
Big Elk Meadows WA
Larimer County
405 4 0
Monument Lake Resort
Las Animas County
380 2 0
Holiday Village Mobile Home Community
El Paso County
360 2 0
Santa FE Trail Ranch MD
Las Animas County
360 5 0
Stoneybrook Pointe
Weld County
355 5 0
Cucharas Sanitation and Water District
Huerfano County
343 3 1
Fruitland Domestic WC
Montrose County
335 10 3
WJ Metro District
Pitkin County
324 3 0
Colorado Ntnl Monument Lat 2
Mesa County
322 2 0
Eagle Springs Golf Club
Eagle County
322 2 1
Alvarado CG 4122
Custer County
300 6 0
Aspen Village MD
Pitkin County
300 8 0
Terrace Park MHP
Weld County
297 2 0
Cotopaxi School
Fremont County
294 3 0
About this data

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