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Community Water System · PWS CO0115588

Orchard City Town Of

Austin, Colorado 81410 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 3,100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,100
People served
82
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 82 drinking-water violations at Orchard City Town Of - below the Colorado per-system average.

82
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,100
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Orchard City Town Of

Orchard City Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,100 residents in Austin, Colorado (Delta County) through 1,651 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 82 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 66 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 23 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%).

Orchard City Town Of's 82 violations sit below 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
3,100
Total Violations
82
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,651
County
Delta
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
66
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 23 2025
CARBON, TOTAL MR 21 2012
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 13 2025
Chlorine MR 6 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2020
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2025

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 Orchard City 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 CO0115588 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 Orchard City 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 23 SDWIS / CO0115588 / 0300
2025 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 13 SDWIS / CO0115588 / 0200
2025 Chlorine MR 6 SDWIS / CO0115588 / 0999
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / CO0115588 / 8000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / CO0115588 / 8000
2012 CARBON, TOTAL MR 21 SDWIS / CO0115588 / 2920

How Orchard City Town Of Compares

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

Metric Orchard City Town Of Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 82 108.9 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 3,100 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 Orchard City Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Orchard City Town Of (PWS ID: CO0115588) has 82 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,100 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Orchard City Town Of serve? ▼
Orchard City Town Of serves 3,100 people in Austin, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,651 service connections.
What type of violations does Orchard City Town Of have? ▼
Orchard City Town Of has 82 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 66 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Orchard City Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Orchard City Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Orchard City Town Of use? ▼
Orchard City Town Of uses Surface Water 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.