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Community Water System · PWS CO0121600

Park Forest

Colorado Springs, Colorado 80908 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 930 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

930
People served
522
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 522 drinking-water violations at Park Forest, 2% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

522
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
930
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Park Forest

Park Forest is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 930 residents in Colorado Springs, Colorado (El Paso County) through 291 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 522 total violations for this system , of which 10 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 502 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 Lead and Copper Rule, recorded in 31 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%).

Park Forest's 522 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
930
Total Violations
522
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
291
County
El Paso
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
7
Monitoring Violations
502
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Lead and Copper Rule MR 31 2025
Chlorine MR 16 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2008
BHC-GAMMA MR 10 2020
Dalapon MR 10 2020
Endothall MR 10 2020
OXAMYL MR 10 2020
Simazine MR 10 2020
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 10 2020
Dinoseb MR 10 2020
Aldicarb MR 10 2020
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 10 2020
Pentachlorophenol MR 10 2020
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 10 2020
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 10 2020
Endrin MR 10 2020
Methoxychlor MR 10 2020
Diquat MR 10 2020
Picloram MR 10 2020
Aldicarb sulfone MR 10 2020
Carbofuran MR 10 2020
Atrazine MR 10 2020
Heptachlor MR 10 2020
Heptachlor epoxide MR 10 2020
2,4-D MR 10 2020
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 10 2020
Chlordane MR 10 2020
Toxaphene MR 10 2020
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 10 2020
LASSO MR 10 2020

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 Park Forest.

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 CO0121600 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 Park Forest 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 31 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 5000
2025 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 2456
2025 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 7500
2022 Chlorine MR 16 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 0999
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 8000
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 7000
2020 BHC-GAMMA MR 10 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 2010
2020 Dalapon MR 10 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 2031
2020 Endothall MR 10 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 2033
2020 OXAMYL MR 10 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 2036
2020 Simazine MR 10 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 2037
2020 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 10 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 2039
2020 Dinoseb MR 10 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 2041
2020 Aldicarb MR 10 SDWIS / CO0121600 / 2047

How Park Forest Compares

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

Metric Park Forest Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 522 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 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 930 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 Park Forest water safe to drink? ▼
Park Forest (PWS ID: CO0121600) has 522 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 930 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Park Forest serve? ▼
Park Forest serves 930 people in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 291 service connections.
What type of violations does Park Forest have? ▼
Park Forest has 522 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 502 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Park Forest water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Park Forest under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Park Forest use? ▼
Park Forest 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.