Public water system record
Town of Naturita
Serves Naturita, Montrose County, CO · 585 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 35 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Naturita 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
- 7
- Resolved
- 7
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 35
Key facts
- Town of Naturita buys its water from Mustang Water Authority.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.09395 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2020.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, September 2022.
- Record on file since 1995, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 120 unknown out of 385 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08079 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08502 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08145 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0826 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09395 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.08915 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.0919 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 12, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 4, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 4, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 4, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 4, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 21, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 21, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 21, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 22, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 21, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 21, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 21, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 21, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 21, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 21, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 21, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Town of Naturita go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 27 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 7 |
| 2000s | 4 | 20 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 15 |
| 2020s | 5 | 20 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2003, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Naturita between 2001 and 2022, filed as 9 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2022 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Sep 28, 2001 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
7 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Town of Naturita buys its water from Mustang Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Mustang Water Authority Nucla, CO
Annual water quality report
Town of Naturita 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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.
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