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Pueblo County, Colorado

Water Systems
29
Population Served
167,384
Total Violations
4,552
1,155 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

96.6%
Systems with Violations
157.0
Avg Violations per System
25.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
16 systems (55%)
GW
13 systems (45%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
3
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (28)

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
Pueblo Board of Ww 114,070 75 Clean
Pueblo West MD 30,000 118 Clean
St Charles Mesa WD 9,690 130 Clean
Chemical Materials Activity West 3,000 302 -
Colorado City MD 2,755 437 -
Avondale WSD 1,615 65 -
Circle K No 4062 756 31 -
Rye Town Of 745 859 -
Pueblo Grande Village 504 4 -
Countryside Estates Mhc 502 38 -
Beulah Water Works District 445 209 -
Pine Drive WD 416 171 -
Usdot Trans Tech Cnt 385 13 -
Baxter Water and Services 350 567 -
Pueblo Pointe Mhc, LLC 289 21 -
Xcel Energy Comanche Plant 272 188 -
North Point Estates MHP 271 0 -
Boone Town Of 263 147 -
Koury Transport 215 66 -
Gcc Rio Grande Red Rock Plant 124 45 -
YMCA Camp Jackson 120 197 -
Neighbors of Dreamland MHP 115 12 -
I-25 Log Cabin 102 8 -
High Octane 90 18 -
KOA Pueblo S Colorado City 83 21 -
Signal Mountain Ranch Property Owners WC 66 404 -
San Isabel Boy Scout Ranch 54 43 -
Mountain Shadows Mobile Estates 45 313 -
Lazy Acres Girl Scout Camp 42 50 -

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 Pueblo County? ▼
Pueblo County has 4,552 total drinking water violations across 29 water systems, of which 1,155 are health-based violations. 96.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Pueblo County systems? ▼
Water systems in Pueblo County serve approximately 167,384 people through 29 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Pueblo County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Pueblo County, 3 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Pueblo County? ▼
Water systems in Pueblo County use SW (16 systems), GW (13 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. 25.4% of Pueblo 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.