Is South Swink Water Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Otero

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.

625

health-based violations

625

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Addressed	2026-04-01 → 2026-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2026-01-01 → 2026-03-31

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
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	23.3 pCi/L 466% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 23.4 pCi/L	28/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	31 pCi/L 207% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 42 pCi/L	23/23	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0030 mg/L 20% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
TTHM	32.245 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 32.7 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	8.791 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 8.84 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	4.5 µg/L 45% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Barium	14 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Fluoride	1517.5 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1530 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Bromodichloromethane	3.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Bromoform	13.18 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.4 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Chromium	3.8 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2017
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.904 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.13 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.5 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Chloroform	0.7900 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8000 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	26.9 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27 pCi/L	3/3	SYR4	2012–2014
Combined Uranium	2.695 µg/L 9% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	2/23	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	1.6225 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.65 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2015–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.06 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/5	SYR4	2015–2019

60 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-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitrateNitrate-NitriteNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: NOE, NORMAN R
Phone: 719-384-5458
Email: SSWAUTHORITY@GMAIL.COM

Frequently asked questions about South Swink Water Authority

Is South Swink Water Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 18 contaminants in South Swink Water Authority'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 South Swink Water Authority's water?

EPA monitoring detected Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U, Lead, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does South Swink Water Authority serve?

South Swink Water Authority reports serving 622 people in Colorado, per its EPA record.

Has South Swink Water Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 625 violations on file for South Swink Water Authority, of which 625 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 9 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.