Public water system record
Freeman Creek
Serves an area of La Plata County, CO · 88 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 83 monitoring/reporting issues for Freeman Creek 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
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 83
Key facts
- Freeman Creek draws water from 2 springs.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, May 2003.
- Record on file since 1991, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 50 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 | Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2026 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 12, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nickel
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlordane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Pentachlorophenol
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzo(a)pyrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4,5-TP
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor epoxide
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Heptachlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
LASSO
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Atrazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbofuran
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dinoseb
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Picloram
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Simazine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
OXAMYL
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Endothall
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Dalapon
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toxaphene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Methoxychlor
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
BHC-GAMMA
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Endrin
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Freeman Creek go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 23 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5 | 22 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 64 |
| 2020s | 4 | 19 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began June 2002, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Freeman Creek and issued 1 boil water order between 2002 and 2003. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2003.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2003 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Oct 21, 2002 | Colorado | Boil water order | 15 violations (5 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 5, 2002 | Colorado | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
3 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.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Freeman Creek draws water from 2 springs.
Annual water quality report
Freeman Creek 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 Freeman Creek for a copy.
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