Public water system record
Montezuma Cnty WD No 1
Serves an area of Montezuma County, CO · 490 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Montezuma Cnty WD No 1 in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 17
Key facts
- Montezuma Cnty WD No 1 buys its water from City of Cortez and Montezuma WC.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Colorado, September 2025.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 8, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 8, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 8, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 8, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 8, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 6, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 6, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 19, 1999 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Montezuma Cnty WD No 1 go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 | 13 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began November 2015, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against Montezuma Cnty WD No 1 between 2000 and 2025, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in September 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2025 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 11 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS |
| Dec 28, 2001 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 31, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Montezuma Cnty WD No 1 buys its water from City of Cortez and Montezuma WC. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of Cortez Cortez, CO
- Montezuma WC Dolores, CO
Annual water quality report
Montezuma Cnty WD No 1 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 Montezuma Cnty WD No 1 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