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Otero County, Colorado

Water Systems
23
Population Served
19,329
Total Violations
8,576
4,978 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
372.9
Avg Violations per System
58.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
22 systems (96%)
SW
1 system (4%)

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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (23)

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
La Junta City Of 8,320 80 Clean
Rocky Ford City Of 4,443 337 Detected
Fowler Town Of 1,169 160 -
Bents Fort WC 900 224 -
Swink Town Of 660 67 -
South Swink Water Authority 622 599 -
Eureka WC 498 534 -
Manzanola Town Of 497 371 -
Newdale Grand Valley WC 458 32 -
Hilltop WC 285 33 -
Valley WC 270 826 -
Cheraw Town Of 254 360 -
Beehive Water Association 154 495 -
Vroman WC 125 555 -
West Grand Valley WA 100 224 -
Patterson Valley WC 96 521 Clean
Riverside WC 90 557 -
Homestead Improvement Association Inc 87 68 -
Fayette WC 75 635 -
East End WA 70 1,002 -
North Holbrook WC 58 363 Clean
Holbrook Center Soft WA 54 413 -
South Side WA 44 120 -

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 Otero County? ▼
Otero County has 8,576 total drinking water violations across 23 water systems, of which 4,978 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Otero County systems? ▼
Water systems in Otero County serve approximately 19,329 people through 23 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Otero County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Otero County, 4 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Otero County? ▼
Water systems in Otero County use GW (22 systems), SW (1 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. 58.0% of Otero 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.