Public water system record
Big Elk Meadows WA
Serves an area of Larimer County, CO · 405 people served
Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 31 monitoring/reporting issues for Big Elk Meadows WA in the last ten years, including an unresolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 8
- Resolved
- 7
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 31
Key facts
- Big Elk Meadows WA draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, July 2011.
- Record on file since 1993, with 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 157 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 1, 2026 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 4, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 4, 2018 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 4, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 4, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 14, 2025 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 7, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 30, 2019 | Resolved |
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Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 13, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 5, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 31, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Big Elk Meadows WA go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 23 health-based violations (23 resolved) and 25 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 0 |
| 2000s | 10 | 22 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 9 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 7 | 21 |
| 2020s | 1 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2011, Resolved.
Show all 23 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.063 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.139 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.145 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.095 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.138 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.128 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.104 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.066 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.141 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.128 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.145 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.159 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.158 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.172 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.251 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (4.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.214 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Big Elk Meadows WA in 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2011 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (9 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
4 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Lead and Copper Rule
3 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.
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Big Elk Meadows WA draws water from 3 wells and 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Big Elk Meadows WA 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 Big Elk Meadows WA 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