Public water system record
Baxter Water and Services
Serves an area of Pueblo County, CO · 350 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 70 monitoring/reporting issues for Baxter Water and Services in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 70
Key facts
- Baxter Water and Services draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Colorado, May 2023.
- Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 173 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 16, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 30, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 30, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 8, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 5, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 24, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Jan 14, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 9, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 22, 2023 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 10, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 22, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 7, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 18, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
May 18, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 11, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 11, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 6, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 11, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 11, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 11, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Baxter Water and Services go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 95 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 87 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 22 |
| 2020s | 3 | 46 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2008, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Baxter Water and Services between 2021 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2023 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| May 11, 2021 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 2 violations (2 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Groundwater Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
3 incidentsThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Baxter Water and Services draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Baxter Water and Services 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 Baxter Water and Services 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