Public water system record
Riviere Estates
On record as serving Rio Grande County, CO · Serves 211 people
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Riviere Estates in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- Riviere Estates draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Colorado, April 2014.
- Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 114 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 | Dec 3, 2016 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 15, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 8, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 5, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 8, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 8, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 8, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 8, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 5, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 8, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 5, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Riviere Estates go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 58 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 35 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 18 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Riviere Estates in 2014. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2014.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2014 | Colorado | Compliance order (no penalty) | 15 violations: Total Coliform, Nitrite, Nitrate |
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
Riviere Estates draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Riviere Estates 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 Riviere Estates 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