Community Water System · PWS CO0110020
Idaho Springs City Of
Operator location Idaho Springs, Colorado - 71% of 125 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 10,432 served per SDWIS.
- 10,432
- People served (this PWS)
- 125
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 89
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Idaho Springs City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third
71% of 125 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 71% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #4,526 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Idaho Springs City Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (125), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (10,432; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 71% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #4,526 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #96 of 551
- Population · CO
- 125
- Total EPA violations on record
- 71%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 951
- County
- Clear Creek
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 15
- Monitoring Violations
- 20
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 74
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 74 | 2004 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 15 | 2007 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 8 | 2023 |
| Public Notice | Other | 6 | 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 3 | 2025 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Idaho Springs City Of has 125 recorded EPA violations, 78% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 22% carry more. 71% of this system's own violations are health-based (89 of 125), and it ranks #4,526 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
125 Higher than most more violations than 78% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFEESA | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/8/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/8/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/8/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/8/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/8/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/8/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/8/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/8/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/8/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/8/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/8/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/8/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/8/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/8/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/8/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/8/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/8/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/8/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/3/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/3/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 6/3/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Idaho Springs City Of
89 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for CO0110020.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control
Nationwide peers
125 violations · 10,432 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Idaho Springs City Of
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