Community Water System · PWS CO0125323
Grand County Water No 1
Winter Park, Colorado 80482 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 5,400 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 5,400
- People served
- 747
- EPA violations
- 24
- Health-based
- 1 PFAS
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 747 drinking-water violations at Grand County Water No 1, 3% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average, and UCMR5 testing detected 1 PFAS compound.
- 747
- Total EPA violations on record
- 3%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 5,400
- People served by this system
- 1
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Grand County Water No 1
Grand County Water No 1 is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 5,400 residents in Winter Park, Colorado (Grand County) through 702 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 747 total violations for this system , of which 24 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 663 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 77 violations (MR). Under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, 1 PFAS compound was detected in samples collected from this system, with a maximum reported concentration of 11.8 ppt (parts per trillion). PFAS are persistent synthetic chemicals linked to health effects at very low exposure levels.
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%).
Grand County Water No 1's 747 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.
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 702
- County
- Grand
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 663
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 24
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 77 | 2023 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 39 | 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 33 | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 30 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MR | 30 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 30 | 2022 |
| Chlorine | MR | 26 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 23 | 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | TT | 20 | 2016 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 20 | 2024 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 17 | 2011 |
| E. COLI | MR | 9 | 2017 |
| Endrin | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Diquat | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Endothall | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Simazine | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Dinoseb | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Atrazine | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| LASSO | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 8 | 2008 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 8 | 2008 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 1 of 232 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFTrDA | 8/13/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/13/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/13/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/13/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/13/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/13/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/13/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/13/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/13/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/13/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/13/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/13/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/13/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/13/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/13/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/13/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/13/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/13/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/13/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/13/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 8/13/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 8/13/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 8/13/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/13/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 8/13/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/13/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/13/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/13/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/13/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 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 Grand County Water No 1.
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 CO0125323 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
Colorado Drinking Water Authority
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Grand County Water No 1 under EPA-delegated authority.
Open CO regulator portalSource: 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 | Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 39 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 0200 |
| 2024 | Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 33 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 5000 |
| 2024 | Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 30 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 2456 |
| 2024 | TTHM | MR | 30 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 2950 |
| 2024 | Chlorine | MR | 26 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 0999 |
| 2024 | Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 23 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 7000 |
| 2024 | Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 20 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 8000 |
| 2024 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 4 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 0300 |
| 2023 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 77 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 0300 |
| 2023 | Arsenic | MR | 6 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 1005 |
| 2023 | Cadmium | MR | 6 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 1015 |
| 2023 | Nickel | MR | 6 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 1036 |
| 2023 | Thallium, Total | MR | 6 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 1085 |
| 2023 | Selenium | MR | 6 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 1045 |
| 2023 | Barium | MR | 6 | SDWIS / CO0125323 / 1010 |
How Grand County Water No 1 Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Grand County Water No 1 | Colorado avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 747 | 108.9 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 24 | 13.9 | Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL |
| PFAS detection | 1 compound | 60.1% | EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt |
| Population served | 5,400 | 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 |
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