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Community Water System · PWS CO0155500

Center Town Of

Center, Colorado 81125 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,575 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,575
People served
116
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 116 drinking-water violations at Center Town Of - above the Colorado per-system average.

116
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,575
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Center Town Of

Center Town Of is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,575 residents in Center, Colorado (Saguache County) through 740 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 116 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 103 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 24 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%).

Center Town Of's 116 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
2,575
Total Violations
116
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
740
County
Saguache
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
103
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 24 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 23 2012
Nitrate MR 16 2008
Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 10 2009
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 2007
TTHM MR 5 2007
Public Notice Other 2 2023
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 Center 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 CO0155500 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 Center 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
2024 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 7000
2023 Public Notice Other 2 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 7500
2020 Chlorine MR 24 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 0999
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 8000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 12 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 5000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 23 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 3100
2009 Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 10 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 2035
2008 Nitrate MR 16 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 1040
2008 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 0600
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 2456
2007 TTHM MR 5 SDWIS / CO0155500 / 2950

How Center Town Of Compares

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

Metric Center Town Of Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 116 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 2,575 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 Center Town Of water safe to drink? ▼
Center Town Of (PWS ID: CO0155500) has 116 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,575 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Center Town Of serve? ▼
Center Town Of serves 2,575 people in Center, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 740 service connections.
What type of violations does Center Town Of have? ▼
Center Town Of has 116 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 103 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Center Town Of water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Center Town Of under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Center Town Of use? ▼
Center 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.