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Community Water System · PWS CO0123602

Parachute Town Of

Parachute, Colorado 81635 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,320 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,320
People served
103
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 103 drinking-water violations at Parachute Town Of, 4% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

103
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,320
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Parachute Town Of

Parachute Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,320 residents in Parachute, Colorado (Garfield County) through 424 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 103 total violations for this system , of which 4 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 98 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 9 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%).

Parachute Town Of's 103 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
1,320
Total Violations
103
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
424
County
Garfield
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
98
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 2023
TTHM MR 7 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 2020
Cadmium MR 6 2004
Chromium MR 6 2004
Mercury MR 6 2004
Antimony, Total MR 6 2004
Beryllium, Total MR 6 2004
Thallium, Total MR 6 2004
Selenium MR 6 2004
Barium MR 6 2004
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2005
Nickel MR 6 2004
Arsenic MR 6 2004
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1995
Nitrate MR 3 2004

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 Parachute 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 CO0123602 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 Parachute 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
2023 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 9 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 0300
2021 TTHM MR 7 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 2950
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 2456
2020 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 0200
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 3100
2004 Cadmium MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 1015
2004 Chromium MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 1020
2004 Mercury MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 1035
2004 Antimony, Total MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 1074
2004 Beryllium, Total MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 1075
2004 Thallium, Total MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 1085
2004 Selenium MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 1045
2004 Barium MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 1010
2004 Nickel MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 1036
2004 Arsenic MR 6 SDWIS / CO0123602 / 1005

How Parachute Town Of Compares

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

Metric Parachute Town Of Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 103 108.9 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 1,320 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 Parachute Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Parachute Town Of (PWS ID: CO0123602) has 103 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,320 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Parachute Town Of serve? ▼
Parachute Town Of serves 1,320 people in Parachute, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 424 service connections.
What type of violations does Parachute Town Of have? ▼
Parachute Town Of has 103 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 98 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Parachute Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Parachute Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Parachute Town Of use? ▼
Parachute 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.