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Community Water System · PWS CO0151150

Boone Town Of

Boone, Colorado 81025 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 263 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

263
People served
147
EPA violations
48
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 147 drinking-water violations at Boone Town Of, 33% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

147
Total EPA violations on record
33%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
263
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Boone Town Of

Boone Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 263 residents in Boone, Colorado (Pueblo County) through 155 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 147 total violations for this system , of which 48 (33%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 51 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 34 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%).

Boone Town Of's 147 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
263
Total Violations
147
Health-Based Violations
48
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
155
County
Pueblo
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
35
Monitoring Violations
51
Treatment Tech Violations
13

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate MCL 34 2017
Public Notice Other 33 2025
Nitrate MR 19 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 13 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 2013
Chlorine MR 9 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2013
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 2017
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2021
Benzene MR 1 1991
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1991
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 1991
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1991
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 1991
Trichloroethylene MR 1 1991
Selenium MCL 1 1985
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 1991

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 Boone 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 CO0151150 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 Boone 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 33 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 7500
2021 Nitrate MR 19 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 1040
2021 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 13 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 0200
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 8000
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 5000
2017 Nitrate MCL 34 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 1040
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 0200
2016 Chlorine MR 9 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 0999
2013 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 7000
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 3100
1991 Benzene MR 1 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 2990
1991 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 2977
1991 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 2981
1991 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 2969
1991 Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 SDWIS / CO0151150 / 2982

How Boone Town Of Compares

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

Metric Boone Town Of Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 147 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 48 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 263 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 Boone Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Boone Town Of (PWS ID: CO0151150) has 147 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 263 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Boone Town Of serve? ▼
Boone Town Of serves 263 people in Boone, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 155 service connections.
What type of violations does Boone Town Of have? ▼
Boone Town Of has 147 total violations: 48 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 51 monitoring/reporting violations, and 13 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Boone Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Boone Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Boone Town Of use? ▼
Boone 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.