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Community Water System · PWS CO0134190

Durango West MD No 2

Durango, Colorado 81302 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 930 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

930
People served
124
EPA violations
18
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 124 drinking-water violations at Durango West MD No 2, 15% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

124
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
930
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Durango West MD No 2

Durango West MD No 2 is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 930 residents in Durango, Colorado (La Plata County) through 357 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 124 total violations for this system , of which 18 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 104 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 20 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%).

Durango West MD No 2's 124 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
124
Health-Based Violations
18
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
357
County
La Plata
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
8
Monitoring Violations
104
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 20 2012
Chlorine MR 19 2014
TTHM MR 18 2025
Nitrate MR 16 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 16 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 2016
Lead and Copper Rule TT 6 2012
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2013
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 4 2016
TTHM MCL 4 2017
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 2008

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 Durango West MD No 2.

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 CO0134190 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 Durango West MD No 2 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 TTHM MR 18 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 16 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 2456
2023 Nitrate MR 16 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 1040
2017 TTHM MCL 4 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 2950
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 13 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 5000
2016 Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule TT 4 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 0400
2014 Chlorine MR 19 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 0999
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 20 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 3100
2012 Lead and Copper Rule TT 6 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 5000
2008 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 SDWIS / CO0134190 / 0600

How Durango West MD No 2 Compares

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

Metric Durango West MD No 2 Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 124 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 18 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 Durango West MD No 2 water safe to drink? ▼
Durango West MD No 2 (PWS ID: CO0134190) has 124 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 930 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Durango West MD No 2 serve? ▼
Durango West MD No 2 serves 930 people in Durango, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 357 service connections.
What type of violations does Durango West MD No 2 have? ▼
Durango West MD No 2 has 124 total violations: 18 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 104 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Durango West MD No 2 water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Durango West MD No 2 under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Durango West MD No 2 use? ▼
Durango West MD No 2 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.