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Donala WSD

Serves Gleneagle, El Paso County, CO · 6,421 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Donala WSD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.

  • CO0121175
  • COLORADO SPRINGS
  • CO
  • 6,421 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 80921
EPA system ID CO0121175

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Donala WSD draws water from 15 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 9.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, June 2022.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,673 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
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 9.6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.9 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.55 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.7 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 8.1 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.6 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7.67 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.5 times the limit)
 340 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.67 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 30, 2022 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Donala WSD go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 63 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 63
2020s 5 3

Enforcement actions

Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Donala WSD in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 30, 2022 Colorado Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

What the violations mean

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

5 incidents

Test results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Donala WSD draws water from 15 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also buys water from Colorado Springs Utilities.

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Annual water quality report

Donala WSD 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

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