Public water system record
City of Aurora
Serves Aurora, Arapahoe County and Adams County, CO · 533,407 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Aurora 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
- 0
Key facts
- City of Aurora draws water from 39 wells and 3 surface water intakes (10 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 2002, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 12 lead and 9,286 unknown out of 92,972 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for City of Aurora go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began January 2011, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Aurora draws water from 39 wells and 3 surface water intakes (10 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Denver Water Board. 7 other community water systems buy water from City of Aurora. 2 other public water systems have emergency, seasonal or other part-time connections to City of Aurora.
Buys water from
- Denver Water Board Denver, CO
Community systems that buy water from it
- Cedar Village MHP Littleton, CO
- Friendly Village of Aurora MHP Lakewood, CO
- Sierra Bonita Estates Lakewood, CO
- Suburban Estates MHP Denver, CO
- The Meadows Lakewood, CO
- Wise Project Greenwood Village, CO
- Woodshire East Mobile Home Park Ltd Los Angeles, CA
Annual water quality report
City of Aurora 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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