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Montrose County, Colorado

Water Systems
26
Population Served
56,323
Total Violations
3,807
780 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

84.6%
Systems with Violations
146.4
Avg Violations per System
20.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
20 systems (77%)
GW
6 systems (23%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
4
PFAS Detected
100.0%
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

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

No violations on record (4) One or more violations (22)

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
Tri County Wcd 20,490 8 Clean
Montrose City Of 19,305 4 Clean
Menoken WD 4,500 0 Clean
Chipeta WD 3,802 5 Detected
Olathe Town Of 3,015 19 -
Northbrook Villas Mhc 1,052 0 -
Nucla Town Of 875 155 -
Naturita Town Of 585 247 -
Cimarron Creek 560 6 -
River Meadows The 490 8 -
Fruitland Domestic WC 335 1,196 -
Paradox Pipeline Co 200 518 -
Mountain View Mobile Home Park 193 9 -
Black Canyon Estates MHP 188 24 -
Spring View Tp 145 281 -
Cornerstone MD 1 117 0 -
Millard Mobile Home Park 90 411 -
Curecanti Cimarron Ra 85 6 -
Hidden Lake Community 83 6 -
Sunrise Trailer Park 60 283 -
Curecanti Nra East Portal Ra 59 3 -
Earles Subdivision WC 40 41 -
Camp V 29 195 -
Harvey Martinez Trailer Court 25 0 -
Mustang Water Authority 0 272 -
Project 7 WA 0 110 -

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 Montrose County? ▼
Montrose County has 3,807 total drinking water violations across 26 water systems, of which 780 are health-based violations. 84.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Montrose County systems? ▼
Water systems in Montrose County serve approximately 56,323 people through 26 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Montrose County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Montrose County, 4 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Montrose County? ▼
Water systems in Montrose County use SW (20 systems), GW (6 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. 20.5% of Montrose 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.