Otero County, Colorado
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet CO089 · Otero County 23 sys · 8,576 viol · #1808/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-MID · SRC-GW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-FULL
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-HIGH 58.0% health
- RANK-MID #1808/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-MID 25.0% detect
- SRC-GW GW lead 96%
- SYS-SMALL 23 systems
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Routt County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Otero County ranks #1,808 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #31 of 64 counties in Colorado. See methodology · corpus placement.
Otero County standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 58.0% is health-based share above the upper third (> 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 25.0% is UCMR5 detect rate in the tested-pool middle third (≤ 33.3%) . Population served ranks #1,808 of 3,254 · #31 of 64 in Colorado.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Otero County
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Otero County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
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 | - |
Compare beyond Colorado
Mid-flagged peers for Otero County
Cross-state counties nearest Otero County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (8,576). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.
Similar flagged-system rate
Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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