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Community Water System · PWS CO0101188

Creekside South Estates Metro District

Windsor, Colorado 80550 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 160 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

160
People served
2,820
EPA violations
25
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 2,820 drinking-water violations at Creekside South Estates Metro District, 1% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

2,820
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
160
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Creekside South Estates Metro District

Creekside South Estates Metro District is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 160 residents in Windsor, Colorado (Adams County) through 53 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 2,820 total violations for this system , of which 25 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 2,784 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 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, recorded in 45 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, 98 of 163 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (60.1%).

Creekside South Estates Metro District's 2,820 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
160
Total Violations
2,820
Health-Based Violations
25
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
53
County
Adams
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
21
Monitoring Violations
2,784
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 45 2017
Picloram MR 45 2017
Dinoseb MR 45 2017
Carbofuran MR 45 2017
Atrazine MR 45 2017
Heptachlor MR 45 2017
2,4,5-TP MR 45 2017
Pentachlorophenol MR 45 2017
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 45 2017
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 45 2017
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 45 2017
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 45 2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 45 2017
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 45 2017
Vinyl chloride MR 45 2017
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 45 2017
Carbon tetrachloride MR 45 2017
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 45 2017
Trichloroethylene MR 45 2017
CHLOROBENZENE MR 45 2017
Benzene MR 45 2017
Toluene MR 45 2017
Ethylbenzene MR 45 2017
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 45 2017
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 45 2017
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 45 2017
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 45 2017
Tetrachloroethylene MR 45 2017
Styrene MR 45 2017
Dalapon MR 45 2017

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 Creekside South Estates Metro District.

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 CO0101188 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 Creekside South Estates Metro District 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 Combined Uranium MR 38 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 4006
2025 Arsenic MCL 21 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 1005
2025 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 7500
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 8000
2020 E. COLI MR 13 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 3014
2020 Chlorine MR 10 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 0999
2019 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 10 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 8000
2017 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 45 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 2039
2017 Picloram MR 45 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 2040
2017 Dinoseb MR 45 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 2041
2017 Carbofuran MR 45 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 2046
2017 Atrazine MR 45 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 2050
2017 Heptachlor MR 45 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 2065
2017 2,4,5-TP MR 45 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 2110
2017 Pentachlorophenol MR 45 SDWIS / CO0101188 / 2326

How Creekside South Estates Metro District Compares

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

Metric Creekside South Estates Metro District Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 2,820 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 25 13.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 60.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 160 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 Creekside South Estates Metro District water safe to drink? ▼
Creekside South Estates Metro District (PWS ID: CO0101188) has 2820 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 160 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Creekside South Estates Metro District serve? ▼
Creekside South Estates Metro District serves 160 people in Windsor, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 53 service connections.
What type of violations does Creekside South Estates Metro District have? ▼
Creekside South Estates Metro District has 2,820 total violations: 25 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 2,784 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Creekside South Estates Metro District water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Creekside South Estates Metro District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Creekside South Estates Metro District use? ▼
Creekside South Estates Metro District 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.