PlainWater
States → Colorado

Community Water System · PWS CO0215225

Deutsch Domestic Water

Crawford, Colorado 81415 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 246 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

246
People served
85
EPA violations
14
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 85 drinking-water violations at Deutsch Domestic Water, 16% of them health-based - below the Colorado per-system average.

85
Total EPA violations on record
16%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
246
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Deutsch Domestic Water

Deutsch Domestic Water is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 246 residents in Crawford, Colorado (Delta County) through 76 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 85 total violations for this system , of which 14 (16%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 65 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 10 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%).

Deutsch Domestic Water's 85 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
246
Total Violations
85
Health-Based Violations
14
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
76
County
Delta
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
65
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 10 2020
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2001
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 2014
Nitrate MR 6 1994
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2018
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1993
Cadmium MR 4 1999
Chromium MR 4 1999
Mercury MR 4 1999
Nickel MR 4 1999
Thallium, Total MR 4 1999
Antimony, Total MR 4 1999
Selenium MR 4 1999
Barium MR 4 1999
Beryllium, Total MR 4 1999
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2002
TTHM MR 3 2006
Public Notice Other 3 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2006

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 Deutsch Domestic Water.

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 CO0215225 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 Deutsch Domestic Water 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
2020 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 10 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 0200
2020 Public Notice Other 3 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 7500
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 5000
2014 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 6 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 0200
2006 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 2950
2006 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 2456
2002 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 7000
2001 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 3100
1999 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 1015
1999 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 1020
1999 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 1035
1999 Nickel MR 4 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 1036
1999 Thallium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 1085
1999 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 1074
1999 Selenium MR 4 SDWIS / CO0215225 / 1045

How Deutsch Domestic Water Compares

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

Metric Deutsch Domestic Water Colorado avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 85 108.9 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 14 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 246 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 Deutsch Domestic Water water safe to drink? ▼
Deutsch Domestic Water (PWS ID: CO0215225) has 85 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 246 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Deutsch Domestic Water serve? ▼
Deutsch Domestic Water serves 246 people in Crawford, Colorado. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 76 service connections.
What type of violations does Deutsch Domestic Water have? ▼
Deutsch Domestic Water has 85 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 65 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Deutsch Domestic Water water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Deutsch Domestic Water under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Deutsch Domestic Water use? ▼
Deutsch Domestic Water 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.