Public water system record
Elk Meadows Estates
Serves an area of Ouray County, CO · 230 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Elk Meadows Estates 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
- Elk Meadows Estates draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, May 2003.
- Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 24 unknown out of 97 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 23, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Elk Meadows Estates go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 6 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 2003, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Elk Meadows Estates and issued 5 boil water orders between 1995 and 2003, filed as 7 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2003 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Apr 9, 2003 | Colorado | Boil water order | 2 violations (2 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 12, 2003 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 3, 2002 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 15, 2002 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Feb 24, 1995 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
Where the water comes from
Elk Meadows Estates draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Elk Meadows Estates 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 Elk Meadows Estates 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells