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Community Water System · PWS CO0130035

Genesee WSD

Operator location Golden, Colorado - 33% of 180 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); surface water source; 3,920 served per SDWIS.

3,920
People served (this PWS)
180
EPA violations (this PWS)
59
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Genesee WSD standing, high SDWIS violation third

33% of 180 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 33% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #8,986 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Genesee WSD sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (180), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (3,920; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 33% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#8,986 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#171 of 551
Population · CO
180
Total EPA violations on record
33%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1,343
County
Jefferson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
117
Treatment Tech Violations
54

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
CARBON, TOTAL TT 46 2011
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 24 2011
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2011
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 2014
TTHM MR 7 2012
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2012
TTHM MCL 5 2010
Chlorine MR 4 2011
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2005
Toxaphene MR 2 2005
Diquat MR 2 2005
OXAMYL MR 2 2005
Dinoseb MR 2 2005
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2005
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 2 2005
Carbofuran MR 2 2005
Aldicarb MR 2 2005
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 2 2005
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2005
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 2005
Chlordane MR 2 2005
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 2005
2,4-D MR 2 2005
Endrin MR 2 2005
Aldicarb sulfone MR 2 2005
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2005
Picloram MR 2 2005
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 2 2005
Atrazine MR 2 2005
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2005

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Genesee WSD has 180 recorded EPA violations, 84% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 16% carry more. 33% of this system's own violations are health-based (59 of 180), and it ranks #8,986 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

180 Higher than most more violations than 84% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFBS 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 9/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 9/9/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 9/9/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 9/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 9/9/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 9/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 9/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 9/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 9/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 9/9/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 9/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 9/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 9/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 9/9/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 9/9/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 9/9/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 9/9/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 9/9/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 6/11/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 6/11/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 6/11/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 6/11/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 6/11/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 6/11/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 6/11/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 6/11/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 6/11/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 6/11/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 6/11/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 6/11/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 6/11/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 6/11/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 6/11/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 6/11/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 6/11/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 6/11/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 6/11/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 6/11/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 6/11/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Health-based violations on Genesee WSD

59 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for CO0130035.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control

Nationwide peers

180 violations · 3,920 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Genesee WSD

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Colorado compares on the same EPA violation measures. Colorado systems
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater