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Lead in Colorado drinking water

1,064 community water systems tested

4.8%
of tested systems exceeded the lead action level
(51/1,064)

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water systems

Lead value per system, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Systems that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
PINE RIVER MDCA NAVAJO DAM 44 0.1162 mg/L
YANKEE SPRINGS MEADOWS 710 0.0792 mg/L
MILL CREEK WIA 67 0.0785 mg/L
DILLON TOWN OF 3,254 0.0660 mg/L
RIVERLAND LOT OWNERS ASSOC 368 0.0595 mg/L
PINEWOOD SPRINGS WD 745 0.0552 mg/L
FOUR SEASONS MOBILE HOME PARK 600 0.0440 mg/L
SPRING CANYON WSD 2,320 0.0390 mg/L
NEWELL WARNOCK WA 160 0.0374 mg/L
FT LUPTON CITY OF 12,099 0.0290 mg/L
CONSOLIDATED GLACIER VIEW MEADOWS ASSOC 395 0.0290 mg/L
NORTH CARTER LAKE WD 328 0.0261 mg/L
MEADOW MTN WATER SUPPLY 76 0.0257 mg/L
ROSEWOOD HILLS PROPERTY HOA 135 0.0247 mg/L
SHAWNEE WCA 50 0.0246 mg/L
VALLEY MAINT CORP NO 1 470 0.0243 mg/L
WOODLAND PARK CITY OF 8,500 0.0241 mg/L
LAPLATA VISTA ESTATES HOA 68 0.0239 mg/L
RYE TOWN OF 745 0.0230 mg/L
BLACK HAWK CITY OF 15,167 0.0228 mg/L
LYONS TOWN OF 2,990 0.0222 mg/L
EMPIRE TOWN OF 500 0.0218 mg/L
GILCREST TOWN OF 1,150 0.0216 mg/L
RAINBOW VALLEY WD 130 0.0216 mg/L
COLUMBINE LAKE WSD 428 0.0210 mg/L
GOLD RUSH WC 132 0.0200 mg/L
ANNUNCIATION HEIGHTS 260 0.0198 mg/L
FRASER TOWN OF 2,150 0.0196 mg/L
FOXRIDGE FARMS MHP 1,440 0.0194 mg/L
FRISCO TOWN OF 4,495 0.0193 mg/L
ARABIAN ACRES MD 325 0.0192 mg/L
DIVIDE MPC MD NO 1 679 0.0190 mg/L
UPPER SURFACE CREEK DOMESTIC WUA 2,800 0.0188 mg/L
IDAHO SPRINGS CITY OF 10,432 0.0188 mg/L
YMCA ROCKIES WIND RIVER 3,730 0.0185 mg/L
FIRESTONE TOWN OF 27,798 0.0184 mg/L
SHAMBHALA MOUNTAIN CENTER 90 0.0180 mg/L
TANGLEWOOD WS 60 0.0175 mg/L
EXCELL LAWSON VILLAGE 90 0.0174 mg/L
ARAPAHOE CNTY WWWA 31,000 0.0170 mg/L
FRUITLAND DOMESTIC WC 335 0.0170 mg/L
WAYSIDE 40 0.0162 mg/L
ESTES PARK TOWN OF 16,722 0.0161 mg/L
PLATTEVILLE TOWN OF 2,900 0.0160 mg/L
SPRINGRIDGE SUBD 237 0.0160 mg/L
HAMILTON CREEK MD 200 0.0160 mg/L
STONETOWN SPRING OAKS MOBILE HOME PARK 450 0.0159 mg/L
MORAINE PARK WS 100 0.0158 mg/L
WOODLAND PARK AND SALES 125 0.0157 mg/L
PEYTON PINES 56 0.0152 mg/L
BIG ELK MEADOWS WA 405 0.0150 mg/L
BERTHOUD TOWN OF 14,211 0.0150 mg/L
CROWLEY RANCH RESERVE 49 0.0150 mg/L
HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS TOWN OF 687 0.0149 mg/L
JAMESTOWN TOWN OF 280 0.0146 mg/L
KERSEY WD 2,101 0.0146 mg/L
CREEDE CITY OF 1,965 0.0145 mg/L
KEYSTONE RANCH 670 0.0145 mg/L
WILLOWS WD 19,000 0.0143 mg/L
MILE HIGH WC 700 0.0143 mg/L
TELLER COUNTY WSD 600 0.0142 mg/L
CRESTED BUTTE TOWN OF 2,440 0.0141 mg/L
WESTCREEK LAKES WD 165 0.0140 mg/L
THE RINCON WATER COOPERATIVE CEDAR CREST 276 0.0140 mg/L
NEDERLAND TOWN OF 2,406 0.0140 mg/L
RALSTON VALLEY WSD 1,610 0.0140 mg/L
BROOK FOREST WD 998 0.0140 mg/L
BUFFALO CREEK WD 125 0.0140 mg/L
KK WATER ASSOC 70 0.0140 mg/L
MT WERNER WD 19,000 0.0138 mg/L
DILLON VALLEY DISTRICT 3,063 0.0136 mg/L
DURANGO WEST MD NO 2 930 0.0135 mg/L
WOODY CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT 220 0.0134 mg/L
GRAND COUNTY WATER NO 1 5,400 0.0134 mg/L
CENTRAL CITY CITY OF 3,750 0.0133 mg/L
SNAKE RIVER WD 9,900 0.0132 mg/L
GRANBY TOWN OF SOUTH SERVICE AREA 2,300 0.0131 mg/L
DEER RUN MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY MERRILL 49 0.0131 mg/L
DENVER WATER BOARD 1,287,000 0.0130 mg/L
SIDNEY PEAK RANCH 42 0.0129 mg/L
MT VERNON COUNTRY CLUB 734 0.0128 mg/L
FREDERICK TOWN OF 17,173 0.0127 mg/L
EVERGREEN LAKE COMPANY 431 0.0127 mg/L
LAST DOLLAR PUD 96 0.0127 mg/L
VALLEY MAINT CORP NO 2 55 0.0125 mg/L
CONSOLIDATED MUTUAL MAPLE GROVE 81,400 0.0124 mg/L
SUNLIGHT VIEW WWW COMPANY 234 0.0124 mg/L
BRIGHTON CITY OF 56,304 0.0123 mg/L
GRACE MAR WUA 50 0.0123 mg/L
CRESTWOOD ESTATES 140 0.0123 mg/L
BLUE RIVER VALLEY RANCH LAKES 150 0.0122 mg/L
TWO BUTTES TOWN OF 64 0.0122 mg/L
LA JUNTA CITY OF 8,320 0.0120 mg/L
WINTER PARK RANCH WSD 3,250 0.0120 mg/L
GINTERS GROVE DOMESTIC WATER CORP 62 0.0120 mg/L
OAK MEADOWS WATER ASSOCIATION 50 0.0120 mg/L
FRIENDLY VILLAGE OF AURORA MHP 1,786 0.0119 mg/L
COUNTRY ACRES MHP (LA SALLE COUNTY) 222 0.0118 mg/L
NEW DOVER ESTATES 100 0.0118 mg/L
GENESEE WSD 3,920 0.0117 mg/L