Public water system record
City of Durango
Serves Durango, La Plata County, CO · 33,787 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Durango 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
- 5
Key facts
- City of Durango draws water from 4 surface water intakes.
- Record on file since 1988, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 7,536 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Turbidity
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Cryptosporidium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for City of Durango go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Where the water comes from
City of Durango draws water from 4 surface water intakes. 6 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from City of Durango. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to City of Durango.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Apache MHP Cedaredge, CO
- Easy Water LLC Hesperus, CO
- Escalante Village Durango, CO
- Island Cove Park Durango, CO
- Mountain Man Water Service Bayfield, CO
- Well on Wheels Water Hauler Durango, CO
Annual water quality report
City of Durango 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