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East Alamosa

Serves Alamosa East, Alamosa County, CO · 1,453 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for East Alamosa in the last ten years.

  • CO0102200
  • ALAMOSA
  • CO
  • 1,453 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 81101
EPA system ID CO0102200

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • East Alamosa buys its water from City of Alamosa.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by Colorado, March 2006.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 14 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 176 unknown out of 403 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for East Alamosa go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 6
2000s 12 14

Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Arsenic, began July 2008, Resolved.

Show all 14 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (8.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.9 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (8.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.03 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (6.8 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.059 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (5.9 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.059 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (5.9 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.058 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (5.8 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.027 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.06 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.058 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (5.8 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1994 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Colorado regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against East Alamosa between 1995 and 2006. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in March 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 29, 2006 Colorado Signed compliance agreement 12 violations (12 health-based): Arsenic
Feb 28, 1995 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Nitrate

Where the water comes from

East Alamosa buys its water from City of Alamosa. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other public water system has an interim connection to East Alamosa.

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Annual water quality report

East Alamosa 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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Testing your own water

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