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Community Water System · PWS CO0123133

Battlement Mesa MD

Administrative Contact, Colorado 00000 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 4,100 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

4,100
People served
333
EPA violations
4
Health-based
No PFAS
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 333 drinking-water violations at Battlement Mesa MD, 1% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

333
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
4,100
People served by this system
0
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Battlement Mesa MD

Battlement Mesa MD is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 4,100 residents in Administrative Contact, Colorado (Garfield County) through 1,450 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 333 total violations for this system , of which 4 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 323 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 TTHM, recorded in 16 violations (MR). This system was sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program and no PFAS compounds were detected above the minimum reporting level.

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%).

Battlement Mesa MD's 333 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
4,100
Total Violations
333
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,450
County
Garfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
323
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MR 16 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 16 2024
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 2024
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 2024
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 8 2017
Nitrate MR 6 2024
Fluoride MR 6 2024
Endrin MR 5 2017
Methoxychlor MR 5 2017
Toxaphene MR 5 2017
Dalapon MR 5 2017
Diquat MR 5 2017
Picloram MR 5 2017
Dinoseb MR 5 2017
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 5 2017
Aldicarb sulfone MR 5 2017
Atrazine MR 5 2017
LASSO MR 5 2017
Heptachlor MR 5 2017
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 5 2017
Pentachlorophenol MR 5 2017
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 5 2017
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 5 2017
Chlordane MR 5 2017
BHC-GAMMA MR 5 2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 5 2017
Simazine MR 5 2017
Carbofuran MR 5 2017
2,4-D MR 5 2017
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 5 2017

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 87 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/4/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/4/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/4/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/4/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/4/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/4/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/4/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/4/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/4/2025 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/4/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/4/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/4/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/4/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/6/2025 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/6/2025 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/6/2025 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/6/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/6/2025 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/6/2025 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 5/6/2025 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 5/6/2025 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

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 Battlement Mesa MD.

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 CO0123133 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 Battlement Mesa MD 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 16 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 16 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 2456
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 12 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 0200
2024 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 0300
2024 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 1040
2024 Fluoride MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 1025
2024 CARBON, TOTAL MR 3 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 2920
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 8000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 5000
2017 HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 8 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 2274
2017 Endrin MR 5 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 2005
2017 Methoxychlor MR 5 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 2015
2017 Toxaphene MR 5 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 2020
2017 Dalapon MR 5 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 2031
2017 Diquat MR 5 SDWIS / CO0123133 / 2032

How Battlement Mesa MD Compares

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

Metric Battlement Mesa MD Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 333 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 4,100 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 Battlement Mesa MD water safe to drink?
Battlement Mesa MD (PWS ID: CO0123133) has 333 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 4,100 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Battlement Mesa MD serve?
Battlement Mesa MD serves 4,100 people in Administrative Contact, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1,450 service connections.
What type of violations does Battlement Mesa MD have?
Battlement Mesa MD has 333 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 323 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Battlement Mesa MD water?
No. Battlement Mesa MD was tested for PFAS under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program and no PFAS contamination was detected.
What water source does Battlement Mesa MD use?
Battlement Mesa MD 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. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.
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.