Public water system record

Town of Antonito

Serves Antonito, Conejos County, CO · 981 people served

Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 73 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Antonito in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • CO0111100
  • ANTONITO
  • CO
  • 981 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater under direct influence
ZIP 81120
EPA system ID CO0111100

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
9
Resolved
9
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
73

Key facts

  • Town of Antonito draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, June 2015.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 482 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
350 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 May 1, 2018 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Apr 25, 2018 Resolved No
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Feb 11, 2018 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Sep 13, 2017 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Nov 1, 2016 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
120 Aug 1, 2015 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
Nov 1, 2025 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2025 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2024 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Sep 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Sep 1, 2023 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2022 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 25, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 25, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Aug 27, 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
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 17, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 17, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 2, 2017 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Nov 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
May 1, 2017 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2017 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2017 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Mar 1, 2017 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Mar 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 21, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 2, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Town of Antonito go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 102 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 8
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 92
October 19, 2016 to 2019 8 25
2020s 0 46

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 2015, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Aug 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Aug 1, 2014 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Mar 23, 2012 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Colorado regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Antonito between 2013 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 12, 2015 Colorado Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Oct 8, 2013 Colorado Compliance order (no penalty) 9 violations (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Total Coliform, Nitrate, Chlorine

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

3 incidents

The 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.

Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

3 incidents

The system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

The 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.

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The 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

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The 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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Town of Antonito draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Town of Antonito 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.