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Las Animas County, Colorado

Water Systems
18
Population Served
14,881
Total Violations
1,791
155 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
99.5
Avg Violations per System
8.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
14 systems (78%)
GW
4 systems (22%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

Las Animas Colorado water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (18)

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
Trinidad City Of 11,400 384 Clean
El Moro Hoehne Pipeline Assoc 655 128 -
Aguilar Town Of 447 155 -
Monument Lake Resort 380 91 -
Santa Fe Trail Ranch MD 360 50 -
Sunflower Valley Pipeline Assn 312 92 -
Greetville Carbondale Water 210 5 -
Trinidad Lake Ranches POA 200 37 -
Purgatoire Cg 138 33 -
Trinidad Manufactured Home Community 133 9 -
Branson Town Of 131 274 -
Cokedale Town Of 120 63 -
Kim Town Of 116 106 -
Stonewall Shopping Bag 98 156 -
Starkville Town Of 66 41 -
Pinon WSD 50 22 -
Chicosa Water Users Association 40 37 -
Spanish Peaks Landowners Association Inc 25 108 -

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 Las Animas County? ▼
Las Animas County has 1,791 total drinking water violations across 18 water systems, of which 155 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Las Animas County systems? ▼
Water systems in Las Animas County serve approximately 14,881 people through 18 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Las Animas County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Las Animas County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Las Animas County? ▼
Water systems in Las Animas County use SW (14 systems), GW (4 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. 8.7% of Las Animas 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.