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Ute Heights Community WS

Serves an area of Chaffee County, CO · 69 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Ute Heights Community WS in the last ten years.

  • CO0108925
  • NATHROP
  • CO
  • 69 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 81236
EPA system ID CO0108925

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Ute Heights Community WS draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Colorado, December 2012.
  • Record on file since 2011, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 32 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 2011

EPA's records for Ute Heights Community WS go back to 2011. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (12 resolved) and 74 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 12 74
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Fluoride, began April 2014, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.7 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2014 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2013 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.8 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.2 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.9 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.3 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.1 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.4 mg/L, federal limit 4 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Ute Heights Community WS in 2012. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2012.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 13, 2012 Colorado Compliance order with a penalty 16 violations (12 health-based): Fluoride, Lead and Copper Rule, Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Ute Heights Community WS draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Ute Heights Community WS 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 Ute Heights Community WS for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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