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Town of La Veta

Serves La Veta, Huerfano County, CO · 850 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of La Veta in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • CO0128500
  • LA VETA
  • CO
  • 850 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 81055
EPA system ID CO0128500

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Town of La Veta draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, November 2023.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 13 unknown out of 601 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2023 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2022 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
 Jun 25, 2023 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2022 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 May 1, 2022 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 16, 2017 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Town of La Veta go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 4
2000s 3 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 13
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 5 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2007, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2007 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2004 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Colorado regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of La Veta between 1995 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 13, 2023 Colorado Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 22, 1995 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

5 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of La Veta draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Town of La Veta 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.

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