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Town of Ovid

Serves an area of Sedgwick County, CO that includes Ovid · 259 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Ovid in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Arsenic violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • CO0158005
  • OVID
  • CO
  • 259 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 80744
EPA system ID CO0158005

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Town of Ovid draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2000.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 222 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 15, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 15, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 15, 2019 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 19, 1999 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Town of Ovid go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 29 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 27
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 3
2020s 1 2

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Ovid in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2000.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 31, 2000 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Arsenic

1 incident

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Where the water comes from

Town of Ovid draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Town of Ovid 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 Ovid for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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