Public water system record
Deer Creek WD
Serves an area of Elbert County, CO · 792 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Deer Creek WD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Deer Creek WD draws water from 16 wells (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, November 2018.
- Record on file since 1997, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 282 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jul 12, 2025 | 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
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Deer Creek WD go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators issued 1 boil water order to Deer Creek WD in 2018. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2018 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
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
Deer Creek WD draws water from 16 wells (4 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Deer Creek WD 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells