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Community Water System · PWS CO0160275

Divide South

Divide, Colorado 80814 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 74 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

74
People served
340
EPA violations
86
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 340 drinking-water violations at Divide South, 25% of them health-based - above the Colorado per-system average.

340
Total EPA violations on record
25%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
74
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Divide South

Divide South is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 74 residents in Divide, Colorado (Teller County) through 32 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 340 total violations for this system , of which 86 (25%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 187 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 75 violations (TT, 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%).

Divide South's 340 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
74
Total Violations
340
Health-Based Violations
86
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
32
County
Teller
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
187
Treatment Tech Violations
86

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 75 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 21 2023
Public Notice Other 20 2025
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 12 2007
TTHM MR 8 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2025
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2008
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 7 2014
Nitrate MR 6 2012
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2011
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2002
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2002
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2002
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2002
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2002
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2002
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2002
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2002
Benzene MR 4 2002
Toluene MR 4 2002
Styrene MR 4 2002
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2002
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2002
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2002
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2002
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2002

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 Divide South.

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 CO0160275 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 Divide South 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 75 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 0300
2025 Public Notice Other 20 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 7500
2025 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 2950
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 2456
2025 Lead and Copper Rule TT 3 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 5000
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 21 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 5000
2023 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 3014
2014 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 8 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 0200
2014 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 7 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 0200
2012 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 1040
2011 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 7000
2008 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 3100
2008 Thallium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 1085
2008 Beryllium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 1075
2008 Antimony, Total MR 3 SDWIS / CO0160275 / 1074

How Divide South Compares

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

Metric Divide South Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 340 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 86 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 74 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 Divide South water safe to drink? ▼
Divide South (PWS ID: CO0160275) has 340 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 74 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Divide South serve? ▼
Divide South serves 74 people in Divide, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 32 service connections.
What type of violations does Divide South have? ▼
Divide South has 340 total violations: 86 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 187 monitoring/reporting violations, and 86 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Divide South water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Divide South under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Divide South use? ▼
Divide South 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.