Public water system record
Teller County WSD
Serves an area of Teller County, CO · 600 people served
Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Teller County WSD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 8
- Resolved
- 8
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Teller County WSD draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit), 2022.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, February 2022.
- Record on file since 1996, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 157 unknown out of 249 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.63 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 7 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.63 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.28 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
340 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.8 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.58 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
340 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.9 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
340 | Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 13, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Teller County WSD go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 91 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 89 |
| 2020s | 8 | 5 |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Teller County WSD in 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2022 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations (8 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
What the violations mean
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
8 incidentsTest results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Teller County WSD draws water from 2 wells. It also has an emergency connection to City of Woodland Park.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- City of Woodland Park Woodland, CO
Annual water quality report
Teller County WSD 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