Public water system record
Town of Carbondale
Serves Carbondale, Garfield County, CO · 6,700 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Carbondale in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 17
Key facts
- Town of Carbondale draws water from 4 wells and 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, July 2019.
- Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,704 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Town of Carbondale go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators issued 1 boil water order to Town of Carbondale in 2019. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2019 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe 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 each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Town of Carbondale draws water from 4 wells and 2 surface water intakes. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Carbondale.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Satank WA Windsor, CO
Annual water quality report
Town of Carbondale 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
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