Public water system record
Buffalo Creek WD
Serves an area of Jefferson County, CO · 125 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Buffalo Creek WD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Buffalo Creek WD draws water from 3 wells and 1 reservoir (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, October 1996.
- Record on file since 1994, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2023 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Nov 16, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Apr 1, 2019 | 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
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Buffalo Creek WD go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began May 2015, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators issued 1 boil water order to Buffalo Creek WD in 1996. The most recent was a boil water order in October 1996.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 1996 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Lead and Copper Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Buffalo Creek WD draws water from 3 wells and 1 reservoir (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Buffalo Creek WD 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 Buffalo Creek WD 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