Public water system record
Pagosa Area WSD
Serves an area of Archuleta County, CO that includes Pagosa Springs · 11,069 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 52 monitoring/reporting issues for Pagosa Area WSD 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
- 52
Key facts
- Pagosa Area WSD draws water from 3 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6 unknown out of 6,464 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
RPT
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Pagosa Area WSD go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 76 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 35 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 40 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 47 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began June 2011, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Pagosa Area WSD draws water from 3 surface water intakes and 2 reservoirs (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Pagosa Area WSD. 1 other public water system has a seasonal connection to Pagosa Area WSD.
Annual water quality report
Pagosa Area WSD 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