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Garfield County, Colorado

Water Systems
86
Population Served
61,334
Total Violations
7,428
856 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

90.7%
Systems with Violations
86.4
Avg Violations per System
11.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
36 systems (42%)
SW
14 systems (16%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
60.0%
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

Garfield Colorado water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (48)

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
Rifle City Of 9,489 195 Clean
Glenwood Springs City Of 9,428 78 Clean
Carbondale Town Of 6,700 105 Clean
New Castle Town Of 5,024 79 Clean
Battlement Mesa MD 4,100 333 Clean
Silt Town Of 3,536 209 -
Cdot No Name Rest Area 2,058 12 -
Roaring Fork WSD 1,912 208 -
Cdot Hanging Lake Rest Area 1,829 9 -
Cdot Bair Ranch Rest Area 1,407 12 -
Parachute Town Of 1,320 103 -
Apple Tree Park 1,160 251 -
Mitchell Cooper Ditch Pipeline 1,028 111 -
Cdot Grizzly Creek Rest Area 1,001 24 -
Cottonwood Springs MHP 750 105 -
Colorado Mtn College Svc 715 31 -
New Creation Church of Glenwood 499 36 -
Sunlight Mountain Resort 491 10 -
Saddleback RV 425 12 -
Elk Springs HOA 416 9 -
Westbank Ranch HOA 400 10 -
Rifle Gap State Park 356 18 -
Mountain Valley MHP 338 39 -
Valley Investment Properties 320 482 -
Cavern Springs Mhc, LLC 300 27 -
Ranch at Roaring Fork 300 302 -
Aspen Equestrian Blue Creek Ranch 300 16 -
Rifle Correctional Center 287 238 -
Rifle Falls State Park 258 48 -
Spring Creeks Ranch 252 0 -
Rifle Creek Golf Course 250 36 -
Sunlight View Www Company 234 70 -
Waldorf School 218 184 -
Oak Meadows Service Company 180 64 -
No Name Creek WS 160 25 -
Riverbend Water and Sewer Company 156 86 -
Canyon Creek Estates 140 26 -
Elk Creek Campground Inc 140 80 -
Storm King MHP 135 0 -
Pinyon Mesa HOA 125 3 -
Amis Acres 125 23 -
Panorama Ranches HOA 120 30 -
Mountain Meadows 115 35 -
Springridge Subd 110 48 -
Billings MHP 110 9 -
Mineota Estates HOA 105 116 -
Crystal Valley 100 35 -
Kings Row HOA 100 10 -
Camp Christian 100 74 -
Trappers Lake Cg 95 26 -

Other Counties in Colorado

Denver County
5 systems · 1,312,794 served · 487 violations
Arapahoe County
40 systems · 864,434 served · 5,553 violations
El Paso County
140 systems · 757,938 served · 21,020 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

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Garfield County? ▼
Garfield County has 7,428 total drinking water violations across 86 water systems, of which 856 are health-based violations. 90.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Garfield County systems? ▼
Water systems in Garfield County serve approximately 61,334 people through 86 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Garfield County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Garfield County, 3 had PFAS detected (60.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Garfield County? ▼
Water systems in Garfield County use GW (36 systems), SW (14 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. 11.5% of Garfield 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.