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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS CO0202450

Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start

La Junta, Colorado 81050 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 109 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

109
People served
48
EPA violations
7
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 48 drinking-water violations at Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start, 15% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

48
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
109
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start

Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start is a local-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 109 residents in La Junta, Colorado (Alamosa County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 48 total violations for this system , of which 7 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 35 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 20 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, 37 of 163 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (22.7%).

Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start's 48 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
109
Total Violations
48
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
1
County
Alamosa
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
35
Treatment Tech Violations
7

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 20 2011
Nitrate MR 9 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 7 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 2025
Public Notice Other 3 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 2021

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 Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start.

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 CO0202450 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 Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start 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 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 7 SDWIS / CO0202450 / 8000
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 6 SDWIS / CO0202450 / 8000
2025 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / CO0202450 / 7500
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 3 SDWIS / CO0202450 / 8000
2013 Nitrate MR 9 SDWIS / CO0202450 / 1040
2011 Coliform (TCR) MR 20 SDWIS / CO0202450 / 3100

How Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Compares

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

Metric Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 48 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 7 13.9 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 22.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 109 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 Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start water safe to drink? ▼
Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start (PWS ID: CO0202450) has 48 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 109 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start serve? ▼
Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start serves 109 people in La Junta, Colorado. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start have? ▼
Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start has 48 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 35 monitoring/reporting violations, and 7 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start use? ▼
Alamosa Migrant & Seasonal Head Start uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.