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Community Water System · PWS CO0144035

Wiggins Town Of

Wiggins, Colorado 80654 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,909 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,909
People served
104
EPA violations
49
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 104 drinking-water violations at Wiggins Town Of, 47% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

104
Total EPA violations on record
47%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,909
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Wiggins Town Of

Wiggins Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,909 residents in Wiggins, Colorado (Morgan County) through 841 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 104 total violations for this system , of which 49 (47%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 47 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 Nitrate, recorded in 43 violations (MCL, health-based). 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%).

Wiggins Town Of's 104 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
1,909
Total Violations
104
Health-Based Violations
49
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
841
County
Morgan
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
49
Monitoring Violations
47
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 43 2013
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2012
Chlorine MR 7 2012
Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 1997
Public Notice Other 6 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2013
Nitrate MR 5 2013
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2011
TTHM MR 4 2011
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 1998
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2010

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 Wiggins 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 CO0144035 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 Wiggins 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
2025 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 7500
2013 Nitrate MCL 43 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 1040
2013 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 5000
2013 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 1040
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 3100
2012 Chlorine MR 7 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 0999
2011 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 2456
2011 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 2950
2010 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 7000
1998 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 4000
1997 Coliform (TCR) MCL 6 SDWIS / CO0144035 / 3100

How Wiggins Town Of Compares

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

Metric Wiggins Town Of Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 104 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 49 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 1,909 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 Wiggins Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Wiggins Town Of (PWS ID: CO0144035) has 104 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,909 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Wiggins Town Of serve? ▼
Wiggins Town Of serves 1,909 people in Wiggins, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 841 service connections.
What type of violations does Wiggins Town Of have? ▼
Wiggins Town Of has 104 total violations: 49 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 47 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Wiggins Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Wiggins Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Wiggins Town Of use? ▼
Wiggins Town Of uses Groundwater 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.