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Community Water System · PWS CO0113700

Ordway Town Of

Ordway, Colorado 81063 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,300
People served
252
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 252 drinking-water violations at Ordway Town Of - above the Colorado per-system average.

252
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,300
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Ordway Town Of

Ordway Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,300 residents in Ordway, Colorado (Crowley County) through 491 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 252 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 236 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Xylenes, Total, recorded in 16 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%).

Ordway Town Of's 252 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
1,300
Total Violations
252
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
491
County
Crowley
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
236
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Xylenes, Total MR 16 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2014
TTHM MR 9 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 2024
Chlorine MR 8 2014
Nitrate MR 5 1993
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2005
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2005
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2005
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2005
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2005
Toluene MR 4 2005
Styrene MR 4 2005
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2005
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2005
Benzene MR 4 2005
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2005
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2005
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2005
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2005
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2005
Endrin MR 3 2005
Diquat MR 3 2005
Endothall MR 3 2005
Simazine MR 3 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 Ordway 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 CO0113700 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 Ordway 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
2024 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 2456
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 8000
2022 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 7500
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 5000
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 7000
2015 Xylenes, Total MR 16 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 2955
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 3100
2014 Chlorine MR 8 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 0999
2014 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 3014
2005 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 2964
2005 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 2968
2005 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 2977
2005 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 2979
2005 Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 SDWIS / CO0113700 / 2982

How Ordway Town Of Compares

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

Metric Ordway Town Of Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 252 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 1,300 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 Ordway Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Ordway Town Of (PWS ID: CO0113700) has 252 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,300 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Ordway Town Of serve? ▼
Ordway Town Of serves 1,300 people in Ordway, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 491 service connections.
What type of violations does Ordway Town Of have? ▼
Ordway Town Of has 252 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 236 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Ordway Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Ordway Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Ordway Town Of use? ▼
Ordway 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.