Public water system record
Paint Brush Hills
Serves an area of El Paso County, CO · 4,994 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 64 monitoring/reporting issues for Paint Brush Hills in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 64
Key facts
- Paint Brush Hills draws water from 11 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Colorado, December 2007.
- Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,260 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Paint Brush Hills go back to 1991. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 530 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 522 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 64 |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Paint Brush Hills between 1994 and 2007. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in December 2007.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2007 | Colorado | Compliance order with a penalty | 3 violations: Chlorine |
| Nov 23, 1994 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Paint Brush Hills draws water from 11 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). It also has an interim connection to Meridian Service MD.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Meridian Service MD Peyton, CO
Annual water quality report
Paint Brush Hills 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