Public water system record
Town of Wiggins
Serves Wiggins, Morgan County, CO · 1,909 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Wiggins in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Town of Wiggins draws water from 5 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, March 2011.
- Record on file since 1997, with 10 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 134 unknown out of 841 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 14, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 14, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 14, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1997
EPA's records for Town of Wiggins go back to 1997. Before October 20, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began January 2013, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 17 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15.01 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13.85 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Wiggins in 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2011 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations (8 health-based): Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Town of Wiggins draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Wiggins 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells