Public water system record
Superior MD No 1
Serves Superior, Boulder County, CO · 17,900 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Superior MD No 1 in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Superior MD No 1 draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, December 2021.
- Record on file since 2004, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 3,778 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Superior MD No 1 go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 45 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 44 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began May 2013, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators issued 1 boil water order to Superior MD No 1 in 2021. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2021 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Superior MD No 1 draws water from 2 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Superior MD No 1 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.
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