Public water system record

Town of Peetz

Serves Peetz, Logan County, CO · 295 people served

Federal records show 19 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Peetz in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • CO0138030
  • PEETZ
  • CO
  • 295 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 80747
EPA system ID CO0138030

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
19
Resolved
19
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
16

Key facts

  • Town of Peetz draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.01875 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, August 2018.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 129 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Nov 26, 2022 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
330 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
330 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
330 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
330 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
330 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
330 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
330 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
330 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
330 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
330 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
330 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0112 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
330 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0107 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
330 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
330 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01675 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
330 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01675 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
330 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01875 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
330 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.018 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
330 Apr 1, 2017 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 18, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 18, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 18, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Aug 28, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
Jul 28, 2022 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
May 20, 2022 Resolved
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Apr 9, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 17, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 23, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Town of Peetz go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 28 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 25
October 19, 2016 to 2019 11 3
2020s 8 13

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began March 2011, Resolved.

Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Mar 26, 2011 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Peetz in 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 28, 2018 Colorado Compliance order (no penalty) 18 violations (18 health-based): Arsenic

What the violations mean

Arsenic

18 incidents

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The 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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Town of Peetz draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Town of Peetz 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 Peetz 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.