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Town of Bayfield

Serves Bayfield, La Plata County, CO · 2,300 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Bayfield in the last ten years.

  • CO0134030
  • BAYFIELD
  • CO
  • 2,300 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 81122
EPA system ID CO0134030

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Town of Bayfield draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, September 2002.
  • Record on file since 2002, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,157 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 1, 2019 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Feb 1, 2019 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Town of Bayfield go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 1 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 2002, Resolved.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Colorado regulators issued 1 boil water order to Town of Bayfield in 2002, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2002.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 13, 2002 Colorado Boil water order 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Town of Bayfield draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 2 other community water systems buy water from Town of Bayfield.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Town of Bayfield 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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Testing your own water

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