Public water system record
Town of Boone
Serves Boone, Pueblo County, CO · 263 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 22 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Boone in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 22
Key facts
- Town of Boone draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 12.2 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, January 2022.
- Record on file since 1985, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 88 unknown out of 155 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.2 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 30, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 25, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 26, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 29, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 30, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 25, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 25, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 3, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Feb 19, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 3, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 3, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 3, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 5, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 3, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 15, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 28, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 5, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Town of Boone go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (8 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 8 |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 11 |
| 2020s | 1 | 10 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began March 2016, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Dec 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 15 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Nov 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 7, 1985 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Town of Boone and issued 5 boil water orders between 2004 and 2022. The most recent was a boil water order in January 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2022 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 30, 2016 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 20, 2015 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 15, 2014 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jan 18, 2008 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jul 19, 2007 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate |
| Aug 30, 2004 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Nitrate
1 incidentNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Where the water comes from
Town of Boone draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Town of Boone 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 Town of Boone 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