Public water system record
Highland Lakes WD
Serves an area of Teller County, CO · 875 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 33 monitoring/reporting issues for Highland Lakes WD 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
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 33
Key facts
- Highland Lakes WD draws water from 24 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, December 2023.
- Record on file since 2004, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 367 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 | Mar 16, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2022 | 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
|
Jul 6, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 12, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 25, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 11, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 28, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Dec 18, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 27, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2004
EPA's records for Highland Lakes WD go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020s | 2 | 20 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.09 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.58 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.62 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.57 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.65 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.6 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Highland Lakes WD and issued 3 boil water orders between 2005 and 2023. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 2023 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Chlordane |
| Aug 27, 2019 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 12, 2017 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 30, 2014 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations (6 health-based): Nitrate |
| Nov 29, 2005 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Nitrate-Nitrite |
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.
Where the water comes from
Highland Lakes WD draws water from 24 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Highland Lakes WD 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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