Public water system record
Bents Fort WC
On record as serving Otero County, CO · Serves 900 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Bents Fort 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
- 9
Key facts
- Bents Fort WC buys its water from City of La Junta.
- Record on file since 1984, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 378 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 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 4, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 4, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 4, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Bents Fort WC go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 66 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 64 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began February 1984, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 29, 1984 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Bents Fort WC buys its water from City of La Junta. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- City of La Junta La Junta, CO
Annual water quality report
Bents Fort 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.
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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