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Community Water System · PWS CO0207500

McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc

Denver, Colorado 80516 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 772 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

772
People served
62
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 62 drinking-water violations at McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc, 5% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

62
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
772
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc

McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 772 residents in Denver, Colorado (Weld County) through 8 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 62 total violations for this system , of which 3 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 54 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 18 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%).

McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc's 62 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
772
Total Violations
62
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
8
County
Weld
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
54
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 18 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 12 2012
Chloramine MR 12 2022
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2008
Chlorine MR 3 2009

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 McDonald Farms Enterprises 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 CO0207500 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 McDonald Farms Enterprises 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
2022 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 18 SDWIS / CO0207500 / 0200
2022 Chloramine MR 12 SDWIS / CO0207500 / 1006
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 9 SDWIS / CO0207500 / 8000
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 12 SDWIS / CO0207500 / 3100
2009 Chlorine MR 3 SDWIS / CO0207500 / 0999
2008 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / CO0207500 / 3100

How McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc Compares

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

Metric McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 62 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 772 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 McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc water safe to drink? ▼
McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc (PWS ID: CO0207500) has 62 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 772 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc serve? ▼
McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc serves 772 people in Denver, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 8 service connections.
What type of violations does McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc have? ▼
McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc has 62 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 54 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc use? ▼
McDonald Farms Enterprises Inc 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.