Public water system record
Town of Olney Springs
Serves Olney Springs, Crowley County, CO · 399 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Olney Springs in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Town of Olney Springs draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, May 2022.
- Record on file since 1991, with 8 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 210 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Town of Olney Springs go back to 1991. Before October 20, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 106 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 | 86 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 2 | 10 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began August 2015, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Olney Springs and issued 4 boil water orders between 2008 and 2022. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2022 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 28, 2020 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 15, 2020 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 20, 2009 | Colorado | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 29, 2008 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 55 violations: Pentachlorophenol, Chlordane, Antimony, Total, Selenium, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
Town of Olney Springs draws water from 1 well. It also has an emergency connection to Crowley County WA.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Crowley County WA Ordway, CO
Annual water quality report
Town of Olney Springs 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 Olney Springs 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