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Community Water System · PWS CO0121250

Forest View Acres WD

Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 772 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

772
People served
102
EPA violations
40
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 102 drinking-water violations at Forest View Acres WD, 39% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

102
Total EPA violations on record
39%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
772
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Forest View Acres WD

Forest View Acres WD is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 772 residents in Greenwood Village, Colorado (El Paso County) through 309 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 102 total violations for this system , of which 40 (39%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 42 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 Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 22 violations (TT, 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%).

Forest View Acres WD's 102 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
772
Total Violations
102
Health-Based Violations
40
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
309
County
El Paso
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
42
Treatment Tech Violations
40

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 22 2022
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 18 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 10 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 2006
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2007
Nitrate MR 4 2007
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2020
E. COLI MR 3 2018

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 Forest View Acres WD.

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 CO0121250 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 Forest View Acres WD 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 SDWIS / CO0121250 / 0300
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 10 SDWIS / CO0121250 / 0200
2022 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 22 SDWIS / CO0121250 / 0200
2021 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 18 SDWIS / CO0121250 / 0300
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / CO0121250 / 5000
2018 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / CO0121250 / 3014
2007 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / CO0121250 / 3100
2007 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / CO0121250 / 1040
2006 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 SDWIS / CO0121250 / 7000

How Forest View Acres WD Compares

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

Metric Forest View Acres WD Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 102 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 40 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 772 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 Forest View Acres WD water safe to drink? ▼
Forest View Acres WD (PWS ID: CO0121250) has 102 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 772 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Forest View Acres WD serve? ▼
Forest View Acres WD serves 772 people in Greenwood Village, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 309 service connections.
What type of violations does Forest View Acres WD have? ▼
Forest View Acres WD has 102 total violations: 40 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 42 monitoring/reporting violations, and 40 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Forest View Acres WD water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Forest View Acres WD under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Forest View Acres WD use? ▼
Forest View Acres WD 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.