Public water system record
Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch
Serves Palmer Lake, El Paso County, CO · 268 people served
Federal records show 13 health-based violations and 22 monitoring/reporting issues for Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 13
- Resolved
- 12
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 22
Key facts
- Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch buys its water from Town of Monument.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6.72 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, February 2019.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.2 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.88 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.65 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.53 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.72 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.57 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.35 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 27, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 27, 2017 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 27, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Dec 1, 2015 | 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
|
Mar 21, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 23, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 30, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 17, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 15, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 27, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 27, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 23, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 23, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 23, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 31, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 16 |
| 2000s | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 8 | 14 |
| 2020s | 4 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began December 2015, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.86 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch between 1995 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2019 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations (4 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice, Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Groundwater Rule |
| Feb 1, 2018 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 20 violations (11 health-based): Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Groundwater Rule |
| Feb 21, 1995 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
9 incidentsTest 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.
Groundwater Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch buys its water from Town of Monument. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Town of Monument Monument, CO
Annual water quality report
Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch 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 Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch 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