Public water system record
Third Creek WUA
Serves an area of Adams County, CO · 90 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Third Creek WUA in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Third Creek WUA draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, April 2018.
- Record on file since 1999, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 39 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Nov 24, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Third Creek WUA go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 23 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1999, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators issued 1 boil water order to Third Creek WUA in 2018. The most recent was a boil water order in April 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2018 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Third Creek WUA draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Third Creek WUA must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Third Creek WUA for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Colorado.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells