Public water system record
Town of Rico
Serves Rico, Dolores County, CO · 437 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Rico 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 Rico draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, August 2007.
- Record on file since 1991, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 233 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Town of Rico go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (11 resolved) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 12 |
| 2000s | 7 | 27 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began August 2007, Resolved.
Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 2, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 30, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Town of Rico between 2003 and 2007. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2007 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 8, 2003 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Rico draws water from 1 well and 1 surface water intake (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Town of Rico 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 Rico 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