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Community Water System · PWS CO0145360

Homestead Improvement Association Inc

La Junta, Colorado 81050 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 87 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

87
People served
68
EPA violations
50
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 68 drinking-water violations at Homestead Improvement Association Inc, 74% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

68
Total EPA violations on record
74%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
87
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Homestead Improvement Association Inc

Homestead Improvement Association Inc is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 87 residents in La Junta, Colorado (Otero County) through 37 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 68 total violations for this system , of which 50 (74%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 11 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 1996.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Radium (-226 and -228), recorded in 24 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%).

Homestead Improvement Association Inc's 68 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
87
Total Violations
68
Health-Based Violations
50
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
37
County
Otero
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
50
Monitoring Violations
11
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 24 1994
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 23 1994
Nitrate MR 5 1993
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 1996
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 1996
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 1993

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 Homestead Improvement Association Inc.

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 CO0145360 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 Homestead Improvement Association Inc 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
1996 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / CO0145360 / 3100
1996 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / CO0145360 / 1038
1994 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MCL 24 SDWIS / CO0145360 / 4010
1994 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 23 SDWIS / CO0145360 / 4000
1993 Nitrate MR 5 SDWIS / CO0145360 / 1040
1993 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / CO0145360 / 3100

How Homestead Improvement Association Inc Compares

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

Metric Homestead Improvement Association Inc Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 68 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 50 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 87 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 Homestead Improvement Association Inc water safe to drink? ▼
Homestead Improvement Association Inc (PWS ID: CO0145360) has 68 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 87 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Homestead Improvement Association Inc serve? ▼
Homestead Improvement Association Inc serves 87 people in La Junta, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 37 service connections.
What type of violations does Homestead Improvement Association Inc have? ▼
Homestead Improvement Association Inc has 68 total violations: 50 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 11 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Homestead Improvement Association Inc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Homestead Improvement Association Inc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Homestead Improvement Association Inc use? ▼
Homestead Improvement Association Inc 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.