Public water system record
Town of Merino
Serves Merino, Logan County, CO · 235 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Merino in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 15
Key facts
- Town of Merino draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Uranium, 43.7 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2018.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, January 2009.
- Record on file since 1998, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 162 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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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0867 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 35.75 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 43.7 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.100875 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08348 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 29, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 29, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 15, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 29, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 31, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 31, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Town of Merino go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (16 resolved) and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began April 2016, Resolved.
Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 50.5 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 49 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 44 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 56 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 57 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 60 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 54 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 55 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 53 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 53 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 52 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 54 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 53 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 51 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Merino in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2009 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 16 violations (16 health-based): Combined Uranium |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
3 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Combined Uranium
2 incidentsTest results for Combined Uranium were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Town of Merino draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Town of Merino 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 Town of Merino 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