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Rock Creek Mesa

Serves an area of El Paso County, CO · 225 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Rock Creek Mesa in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • CO0121725
  • COLORADO SPRINGS
  • CO
  • 225 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 80926
EPA system ID CO0121725

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Rock Creek Mesa draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Record on file since 1995, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 87 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 12, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1995

EPA's records for Rock Creek Mesa go back to 1995. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 5
2010 to October 19, 2016 0 14
October 20, 2016 to 2019 1 1

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Rock Creek Mesa draws water from 1 well and 2 surface water intakes (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an emergency connection to Widefield WSD. 1 other community water system buys water from Rock Creek Mesa.

Emergency or part-time connections to

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Rock Creek Mesa 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 Rock Creek Mesa for a copy.

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