Public water system record
Town of Otis
Serves Otis, Washington County, CO · 600 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Otis 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
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Town of Otis draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Colorado, March 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 258 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 | Jul 14, 2022 | 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 20, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 15, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 5, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 15, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 15, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 15, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Town of Otis go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 163 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 154 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 | 14 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2004, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Town of Otis between 2008 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in March 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2023 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 5 violations: Public Notice |
| May 21, 2012 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 29, 2008 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 134 violations: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Chlorine, Tetrachloroethylene, Benzene, Toluene |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe 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 this violation.
Where the water comes from
Town of Otis draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Otis 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