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El Paso County, Colorado

Water Systems
140
Population Served
757,938
Total Violations
21,020
1,196 health-based
PFAS Detected
15
of 17 tested

Violation Analysis

95.0%
Systems with Violations
150.1
Avg Violations per System
5.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
28 systems (20%)
SW
22 systems (16%)

PFAS Contamination

17
Systems Tested
15
PFAS Detected
88.2%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

El Paso Colorado water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (4) One or more violations (46)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Colorado Springs Utilities 464,111 18 Clean
US Department of the Army Fort Carson 48,000 22 Clean
Cherokee MD 29,610 180 Detected
Widefield WSD 27,640 232 Detected
Fountain City Of 25,130 294 Detected
Security Water District 20,000 246 Detected
Woodmoor WSD 18,031 655 Detected
US Air Force Academy 16,876 77 Clean
Woodmen Hills MD 13,888 129 Clean
Meridian Service MD 12,760 166 Clean
Manitou Springs City Of 6,938 121 Clean
Stratmoor Hills WSD 6,500 323 Detected
Donala WSD 6,421 284 Clean
Monument Town Of 5,740 178 Clean
Triview MD 5,737 0 Clean
Paint Brush Hills 4,994 1,810 Clean
Colorado Centre MD 3,675 32 Clean
Palmer Lake Town Of 2,686 122 -
Walden WSD 1,500 55 -
Wigwam Mutual WC 1,300 163 -
Canterbury Park 1,240 6 -
The Springs MHP 1,229 6 -
Falcon Area Water and Wastewater 1,223 13 -
Ellicott Elem SR High School 1,114 95 -
Falcon Highlands MD 1,050 148 -
Forest Lakes MD 1,049 20 -
Park Forest 930 522 -
Fast Market No 4591 911 75 -
Garden Valley 900 556 -
Quail Hill Mobile Home Park 878 0 -
Sage Wua 800 43 -
El Paso Parks Fountain Creek A1 800 13 -
Rampart Ra 800 20 -
Calhan Town Of 780 74 -
El Paso Parks Black Forest 775 11 -
Forest View Acres WD 772 102 -
Academy WSD 750 224 -
Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station 700 42 -
Lamplighter Rhp 643 0 -
Canyon Ridge 625 1 -
Circle K 1173 618 14 -
Crestline Manor 505 0 -
El Morro Mobile Estates 504 32 -
El Paso Parks Homestead Ranch 500 35 -
Wolford Elementary School District 20 475 266 -
Cheyenne Mountain Estates MHP 472 94 -
Bobcat Meadows MD 470 148 -
Lds Black Forest 466 2 -
Black Forest Congregation of Jehovahs W 452 19 -
Peyton Ctef School 420 393 -

Other Counties in Colorado

Denver County
5 systems · 1,312,794 served · 487 violations
Arapahoe County
40 systems · 864,434 served · 5,553 violations
Adams County
86 systems · 711,442 served · 11,205 violations
Jefferson County
113 systems · 577,729 served · 5,182 violations
Larimer County
136 systems · 519,497 served · 9,218 violations
Boulder County
82 systems · 428,472 served · 7,231 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in El Paso County? ▼
El Paso County has 21,020 total drinking water violations across 140 water systems, of which 1,196 are health-based violations. 95.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from El Paso County systems? ▼
Water systems in El Paso County serve approximately 757,938 people through 140 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in El Paso County water? ▼
Of 17 water systems tested for PFAS in El Paso County, 15 had PFAS detected (88.2% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply El Paso County? ▼
Water systems in El Paso County use GW (28 systems), SW (22 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 5.7% of El Paso County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.