Public water system record
City of Canon City
Serves Cañon City and Lincoln Park, Fremont County, CO · 34,800 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Canon City 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
- 4
Key facts
- City of Canon City draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 1988, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 3,463 unknown out of 8,745 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for City of Canon City go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2003, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
City of Canon City draws water from 1 surface water intake. 5 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Canon City. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Canon City.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Canon City MHP and Self Storage York, NE
- Lamplighter Mobile Home Park Denver, CO
- Orchard Park WA Inc Canon City, CO
- Rivermaze Coop MHP Colorado Springs, CO
- Town of Brookside Brookside, CO
Annual water quality report
City of Canon City 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