Public water system record
Rio Grande Water Company
Serves Alpine, Rio Grande County, CO · 265 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Rio Grande Water Company 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
- 10
Key facts
- Rio Grande Water Company draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Colorado, July 2022.
- Record on file since 2006, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 100 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 22, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 19, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2006
EPA's records for Rio Grande Water Company go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 61 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 36 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 25 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began April 2008, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Colorado regulators issued 1 boil water order to Rio Grande Water Company in 2022. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2022 | Colorado | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Rio Grande Water Company draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Rio Grande Water Company 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 Rio Grande Water Company 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