Public water system record
Town of Empire
Serves Empire, Clear Creek County, CO · 500 people served
Federal records show 14 health-based violations and 25 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Empire 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
- 14
- Resolved
- 14
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 25
Key facts
- Town of Empire draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, March 2022.
- Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 200 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 | Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 5, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 6, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 16, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 22, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 16, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Town of Empire go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 8 | 20 |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators issued 1 boil water order to Town of Empire in 2022. The most recent was a boil water order in March 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2022 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
12 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.
Lead and Copper Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Town of Empire draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Town of Empire 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 Empire 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