Public water system record
Montezuma WC
Serves an area of Montezuma County, CO · 13,797 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Montezuma WC in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Montezuma WC draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 577 unknown out of 5,475 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine dioxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Montezuma WC draws water from 1 surface water intake. It also has emergency connections to Town of Dove Creek and Mancos Rural Water Company. 3 other community water systems buy water from Montezuma WC. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Montezuma WC.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Town of Dove Creek Dove Creek, CO
- Mancos Rural Water Company Mancos, CO
Community systems that buy water from it
- Elegant Hills MHP Montrose, CO
- Montezuma Cnty WD No 1 Cortez, CO
- Vista Verde Village Ouray, CO
Annual water quality report
Montezuma WC 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