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Town of Pritchett

Serves Pritchett, Baca County, CO · 125 people served

Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Pritchett in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • CO0105300
  • PRITCHETT
  • CO
  • 125 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 81064
EPA system ID CO0105300

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
12
Resolved
9
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
3
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Town of Pritchett draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6.23 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit), 2020.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, December 2021.
  • Record on file since 2000, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 121 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2024 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.69 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.63 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.73 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.23 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 11, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2000

EPA's records for Town of Pritchett go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 12 1

Enforcement actions

Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Pritchett in 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2021.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 20, 2021 Colorado Compliance order (no penalty) 12 violations (12 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

What the violations mean

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

12 incidents

Test results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Town of Pritchett draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

Town of Pritchett 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 Town of Pritchett for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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