Public water system record
St Marys Glacier WSD
Serves St. Mary's, Clear Creek County, CO · 451 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 27 monitoring/reporting issues for St Marys Glacier WSD in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 27
Key facts
- St Marys Glacier WSD draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Colorado, January 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 33 unknown out of 292 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jun 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Dec 3, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 2, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 28, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 1, 2014 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Aug 15, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 8, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 14, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 29, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 29, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 28, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for St Marys Glacier WSD go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 not resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4 | 20 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began November 2014, Active.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2014 | Active |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2000 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against St Marys Glacier WSD and issued 2 boil water orders between 2018 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in January 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2023 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Lead and Copper Rule |
| Oct 17, 2019 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (3 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 9, 2019 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 18, 2018 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
3 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.
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe 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 this violation.
Where the water comes from
St Marys Glacier WSD draws water from 4 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
St Marys Glacier WSD 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 St Marys Glacier WSD 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