Walsenburg Water Quality

Colorado

Health Violations

According to EPA SDWIS, Walsenburg, Colorado is served by 6 community water systems covering about 4,329 people. The same extract lists 30 health-based violation records, most recently coded 5200 in 2024. Counts are historical EPA registry rows, not a current compliance or drinkability score.

6
Water Systems
4,329
Population Served
30
Health-Based Violation Records
6
Distinct Contaminant Codes

Drinking water in Walsenburg, Colorado is delivered through 6 EPA-regulated community water systems serving an estimated 4,329 people. Each system is tracked in the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, which requires testing for regulated contaminants, consumer notification of violations, and publication of an annual Consumer Confidence Report.

PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract shows 30 violation records across the 6 active community systems shown here. Monitoring and reporting records are not present in the extract. The records carry 6 distinct EPA contaminant codes: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Surface Water Treatment Rule and 1 others.

A past EPA health-based registry row does not describe water delivered today or current compliance status; utilities notify customers and remediate under state primacy oversight when required. For current water-quality status and treatment practices, review your local utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report or contact the Colorado drinking water program. All records above reflect federal EPA SDWIS data and are not independently verified against state databases.

Community Water Systems

System Name Pop. Served Violations Status
WALSENBURG CITY OF 3,230 28 Health
GARDNER WATER AND SANITATION DIST 400 0 Clean
NAVAJO WESTERN WD RESORTS 341 0 Clean
NAVAJO WESTERN WATER DISTRICT ESTATES 145 0 Clean
SPANISH PEAKS VILLAGE TRACT II WA 138 0 Clean
PINON HILLS WATER USERS ASSOCIATION 75 2 Health

Does this city have health-based water violations?

These health-based records can represent Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL), Treatment Technique (TT), or Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) categories. A historical record does not establish that water is currently unsafe.

Water system Contaminant Begin Date
WALSENBURG CITY OF LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS 2024-10-17
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2022-08-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2022-08-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2022-08-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2022-06-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2022-06-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2022-06-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2021-09-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2021-08-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2021-07-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2021-06-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2021-01-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2020-12-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2020-11-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2020-10-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2020-09-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2020-08-01
PINON HILLS WATER USERS ASSOCIATION Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule 2020-08-01
PINON HILLS WATER USERS ASSOCIATION Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule 2020-08-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2020-07-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2020-06-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 2020-05-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF TTHM 2020-01-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF TTHM 2019-10-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF TTHM 2019-07-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF TTHM 2019-04-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Surface Water Treatment Rule 2018-12-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Surface Water Treatment Rule 2016-04-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Surface Water Treatment Rule 2015-07-01
WALSENBURG CITY OF Groundwater Rule 2015-05-11

What are Walsenburg's health-based records for?

Walsenburg's health-based violation records carry 6 distinct EPA codes: some name a substance, others the drinking-water rule that was breached. Counts are records on file in the EPA SDWIS extract, not current test results.

Contaminant Records Systems
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule 19 1
Tthm 4 1
Surface Water Treatment Rule 3 1
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule 2 1
Groundwater Rule 1 1
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions 1 1

Frequently Asked Questions

What does EPA SDWIS list for drinking water in Walsenburg, Colorado?
Walsenburg is listed with 6 EPA-regulated water systems covering approximately 4,329 people. 30 health-based violation records appear in the extract. A past registry row is not a current drinkability verdict; contact the local utility for current status.
How many water violations does Walsenburg have in this EPA extract?
Walsenburg water systems have 30 health-based violation records in PlainEnviro's EPA SDWIS extract. This extract is filtered to EPA health-based records and does not include monitoring or reporting violations.
What contaminants were found in Walsenburg water?
Health-based records for Walsenburg water systems carry the following EPA contaminant codes: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Surface Water Treatment Rule and 1 others. This source edition does not include authoritative contaminant names. Source: EPA SDWIS.
How many water systems serve Walsenburg?
6 EPA-regulated community water systems serve Walsenburg, Colorado, collectively covering approximately 4,329 people. Data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS).
Where does Walsenburg get its drinking water?
Walsenburg's water supply comes from 6 EPA-regulated community water systems. Source type data is not available for all systems. For detailed supply information, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.

How does Walsenburg compare in Colorado?

Of the 313 Colorado places with at least one community water system on file, Walsenburg ranks #42 by number of systems (6).

Either side of it: Ignacio (6), Monument (6), Berthoud (5), Crawford (5)

About This Data

Figures here are the current EPA SDWIS extract joined to the 6 community water systems whose service area lists Walsenburg, ranked against the 313 Colorado places with at least one system on file. Data current as of 2026-08-25.

Water system data comes from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PlainEnviro's violation fetch is restricted upstream to records EPA flags as health-based and then joined to active community water systems. Monitoring and reporting violations are not included.

A health-based violation row in this extract is a historical EPA registry entry. It does not describe water delivered today or current compliance status. Many records are later resolved, and public water systems notify customers when required. For current conditions, contact your local water utility or the state drinking water program.

TRI facility data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Facilities shown are those that self-report to the TRI program. PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro