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Community Water System · PWS CO0115685

Rogers Mesa WC

Hotchkiss, Colorado 81419 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 840 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

840
People served
107
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 107 drinking-water violations at Rogers Mesa WC, 5% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

107
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
840
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Rogers Mesa WC

Rogers Mesa WC is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 840 residents in Hotchkiss, Colorado (Delta County) through 383 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 107 total violations for this system , of which 5 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 92 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 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%).

Rogers Mesa WC's 107 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
840
Total Violations
107
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
383
County
Delta
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
92
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 16 2022
TTHM MR 16 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 15 2009
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2024
Chlorine MR 12 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 2024
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2006
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2007
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2024

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 Rogers Mesa WC.

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 CO0115685 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 Rogers Mesa WC 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 5 SDWIS / CO0115685 / 8000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / CO0115685 / 8000
2024 Chlorine MR 12 SDWIS / CO0115685 / 0999
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 SDWIS / CO0115685 / 0200
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0115685 / 8000
2022 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 16 SDWIS / CO0115685 / 2456
2022 TTHM MR 16 SDWIS / CO0115685 / 2950
2009 Coliform (TCR) MR 15 SDWIS / CO0115685 / 3100
2007 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / CO0115685 / 7000
2006 Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 SDWIS / CO0115685 / 5000

How Rogers Mesa WC Compares

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

Metric Rogers Mesa WC Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 107 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 840 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 Rogers Mesa WC water safe to drink? ▼
Rogers Mesa WC (PWS ID: CO0115685) has 107 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 840 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Rogers Mesa WC serve? ▼
Rogers Mesa WC serves 840 people in Hotchkiss, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 383 service connections.
What type of violations does Rogers Mesa WC have? ▼
Rogers Mesa WC has 107 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 92 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Rogers Mesa WC water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Rogers Mesa WC under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Rogers Mesa WC use? ▼
Rogers Mesa WC 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.