Is Parachute Town of Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Garfield

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

102

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-12-01 → 1995-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-12-01 → 1995-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-12-01 → 1995-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1995-12-01 → 1995-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-06-01 → 2023-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-06-01 → 2023-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-06-01 → 2023-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-01-01 → 2021-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
TTHM	54.42 µg/L 68% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 59.2 µg/L	49/49	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	17.01 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 23.8 µg/L	38/41	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	2.545 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	8.595 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.7 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	1100 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	15.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16 µg/L	28/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	29.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 38 µg/L	22/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0024 mg/L 16% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Barium	152.5 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.79 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	15/20	SYR4	2015–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.29 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.2 µg/L	15/20	SYR4	2015–2019
Fluoride	313 µg/L 7.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 320 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	2.22 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2.5 µg/L	15/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8.215 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.1 µg/L	14/20	SYR4	2015–2019
Arsenic	5.15 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	11/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	4/20	SYR4	2015–2019
Combined Uranium	4.48 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 4.5 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2017
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	2.1296 pCi/L 14% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.153 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	1095 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2017
Antimony, Total	1.3 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.1000 pCi/L 2% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2017
Diquat	0.2090 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 20 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2017

55 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WALKER, HARLEY
Phone: 970-285-7630
Email: hwalker@parachute.gov

Frequently asked questions about Parachute Town of

Is Parachute Town of tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Parachute Town of's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Parachute Town of's water?

EPA monitoring detected TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromoform, Dibromochloromethane, Nitrate, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Parachute Town of serve?

Parachute Town of reports serving 1,320 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has Parachute Town of had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 102 violations on file for Parachute Town of, of which 4 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.