Public water system record
Buena Vista Correctional Facility
On record as serving Chaffee County, CO · Serves 1,700 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 71 monitoring/reporting issues for Buena Vista Correctional Facility in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 71
Key facts
- Buena Vista Correctional Facility draws water from 3 wells.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2026 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 16, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Buena Vista Correctional Facility go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 53 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 | 38 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 69 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2005, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Buena Vista Correctional Facility draws water from 3 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Town of Buena Vista.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Buena Vista Buena Vista, CO
Annual water quality report
Buena Vista Correctional Facility 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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