Tapcensus

Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) violations in Colorado

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

Health effects: PCE is classified by EPA as a probable human carcinogen (Group B2), with evidence linking it to bladder and non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk. Chronic exposure is also associated with liver and kidney damage and neurological effects. Communities near dry cleaning operations and contaminated military installations face the greatest long-term exposure risk.

Systems with a Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Ridgewood WD
Teller County
84 5 0
Steamboat Mountain School
Routt County
83 8 0
South Fork Heights Apartments
Rio Grande County
80 10 3
Sunshine Mesa Domestic WC
Delta County
76 5 0
Sun Meadow Estates
Garfield County
75 8 0
Sunrise Ranch
Larimer County
75 4 0
Hartman Town of
Prowers County
61 13 6
Elephant Rock MHP
El Paso County
60 6 2
Tall Pines Village
La Plata County
60 8 0
Valley Maint Corp NO 2
Teller County
55 9 2
Blanca Forestry Products
Fort Garland · Costilla County
50 6 0
Cdot Eisenhower Johnson Tunnel
Clear Creek County
50 4 0
Western Metals Recycling
Englewood · Arapahoe County
45 7 0
Wayside
Summit County
40 3 1
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
Hidden Springs Ranch
Routt County
27 7 0
Ranch at Coulter Creek HOA
Garfield County
27 10 0
Moffat Town of
Saguache County
12 11 4
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 Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Tetrachloroethylene (PCE) 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.