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Community Water System · PWS CO0101125

Prairie View POA

Watkins, Colorado 80137 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 175 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

175
People served
360
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 360 drinking-water violations at Prairie View POA, 3% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

360
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
175
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Prairie View POA

Prairie View POA is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 175 residents in Watkins, Colorado (Adams County) through 69 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 360 total violations for this system , of which 9 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 345 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 9 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Colorado, EPA tracks 2,193 public water systems serving 7,473,456 people, with 238,796 cumulative violations and 30,589 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 108.9 violations. Statewide, 37 of 163 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (22.7%).

Prairie View POA's 360 violations sit above the Colorado average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
175
Total Violations
360
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
69
County
Adams
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
6
Monitoring Violations
345
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 9 2025
BHC-GAMMA MR 7 2005
Methoxychlor MR 7 2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 7 2005
OXAMYL MR 7 2005
Simazine MR 7 2005
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 7 2005
Picloram MR 7 2005
Dinoseb MR 7 2005
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 7 2005
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 7 2005
Aldicarb MR 7 2005
Atrazine MR 7 2005
2,4,5-TP MR 7 2005
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 7 2005
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 7 2005
Chlordane MR 7 2005
LASSO MR 7 2005
Carbofuran MR 7 2005
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 7 2005
Dalapon MR 7 2005
Aldicarb sulfone MR 7 2005
2,4-D MR 7 2005
Diquat MR 7 2005
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 7 2005
Toxaphene MR 7 2005
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 7 2005
Endothall MR 7 2005
Heptachlor MR 7 2005
Pentachlorophenol MR 7 2005

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Prairie View POA.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID CO0101125 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Colorado Drinking Water Authority

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Prairie View POA under EPA-delegated authority.

Open CO regulator portal

Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Chlorine MR 9 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 0999
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 8000
2018 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 7500
2017 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 5000
2017 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 4 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 0600
2014 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 7000
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 3 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 2456
2014 TTHM MCL 3 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 2950
2014 Lead and Copper Rule TT 3 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 5000
2009 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 1040
2006 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 2950
2006 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 2456
2005 BHC-GAMMA MR 7 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 2010
2005 Methoxychlor MR 7 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 2015
2005 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 7 SDWIS / CO0101125 / 2035

How Prairie View POA Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Prairie View POA Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 360 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 13.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 22.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 175 3,408 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 2,193 regulated public water systems in Colorado.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Prairie View POA water safe to drink? ▼
Prairie View POA (PWS ID: CO0101125) has 360 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 175 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Prairie View POA serve? ▼
Prairie View POA serves 175 people in Watkins, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 69 service connections.
What type of violations does Prairie View POA have? ▼
Prairie View POA has 360 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 345 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Prairie View POA water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Prairie View POA under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Prairie View POA use? ▼
Prairie View POA uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.