Public water system record
Cherokee MD
Serves Cimarron Hills, El Paso County, CO · 29,610 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Cherokee MD 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
- 3
Key facts
- Cherokee MD draws water from 22 wells.
- Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 8,463 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2005
EPA's records for Cherokee MD go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 67 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 63 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Where the water comes from
Cherokee MD draws water from 22 wells. It also has an emergency connection to Colorado Springs Utilities. 3 other community water systems buy water from Cherokee MD.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Colorado Springs Utilities Colorado Springs, CO
Community systems that buy water from it
- Ellicott Utilities Company LLC Colorado Springs, CO
- The Springs MHP Lakewood, CO
- Woodmen Hills MD Falcon, CO
Annual water quality report
Cherokee MD 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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