Public water system record
Fort Lyon
Serves an area of Bent County, CO · 300 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Fort Lyon 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
- 2
Key facts
- Fort Lyon draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, August 2005.
- Record on file since 1997, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 54 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 19, 2026 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Fort Lyon go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 21 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2005, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators issued 1 boil water order to Fort Lyon in 2005. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2005 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Fort Lyon draws water from 7 wells.
Annual water quality report
Fort Lyon 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 Fort Lyon 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