Public water system record
Homestead Improvement Association Inc
On record as serving Otero County, CO · Serves 87 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Homestead Improvement Association Inc 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
- 0
Key facts
- Homestead Improvement Association Inc buys its water from City of La Junta.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, November 1999.
- Record on file since 1983, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 37 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1983
EPA's records for Homestead Improvement Association Inc go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 1996, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 120 pCi/L, federal limit 15 pCi/L (8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 12, 1983 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Homestead Improvement Association Inc in 1999. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 1999 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations (2 health-based): Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
Where the water comes from
Homestead Improvement Association Inc 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
Homestead Improvement Association Inc 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 Homestead Improvement Association Inc 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.
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