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Community Water System · PWS CO0109011

Kit Carson Town Of

Holly, Colorado 81047 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 326 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

326
People served
257
EPA violations
79
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 257 drinking-water violations at Kit Carson Town Of, 31% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

257
Total EPA violations on record
31%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
326
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kit Carson Town Of

Kit Carson Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 326 residents in Holly, Colorado (Cheyenne County) through 149 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 257 total violations for this system , of which 79 (31%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 149 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 Combined Uranium, recorded in 61 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Kit Carson Town Of's 257 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
326
Total Violations
257
Health-Based Violations
79
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
149
County
Cheyenne
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
79
Monitoring Violations
149
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MCL 61 2010
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 19 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 18 2015
Selenium MCL 17 2016
Chlorine MR 13 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2025
TTHM MR 7 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 2016
Public Notice Other 5 2024
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2011
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2011
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2011
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2011
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2011
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2011
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2011
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2011
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2011
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2011
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2011
Benzene MR 4 2011
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2011
Styrene MR 4 2011
Toluene MR 4 2011
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2011
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2011
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2011
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2011

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 Kit Carson Town Of.

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 CO0109011 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 Kit Carson Town Of 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 19 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 7000
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 5000
2024 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 7500
2023 TTHM MR 7 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 2950
2023 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 2456
2016 Selenium MCL 17 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 1045
2016 Chlorine MR 13 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 0999
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 8000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 18 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 3100
2011 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 2378
2011 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 2964
2011 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 2969
2011 Vinyl chloride MR 4 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 2976
2011 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 2977
2011 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / CO0109011 / 2980

How Kit Carson Town Of Compares

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

Metric Kit Carson Town Of Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 257 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 79 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 326 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 Kit Carson Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Kit Carson Town Of (PWS ID: CO0109011) has 257 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 326 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Kit Carson Town Of serve? ▼
Kit Carson Town Of serves 326 people in Holly, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 149 service connections.
What type of violations does Kit Carson Town Of have? ▼
Kit Carson Town Of has 257 total violations: 79 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 149 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Kit Carson Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Kit Carson Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Kit Carson Town Of use? ▼
Kit Carson Town Of 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.