Antonito Town of
On record since 2012: 93 violations. 10 treatment lapses · 71 missed or late tests · 12 notices or reports. Most recent began 2025-07-01.
None of them is a measurement of contaminated water.
For this year's test results, ask the utility for its annual Consumer Confidence Report. Every community system must publish one.
More violations on record than 96% of active water systems in Colorado. Small systems with no staff chemist often rack up missed-test violations; big utilities rarely do.
The record, year by year
Across Colorado, 74% of violations are missed or late tests and 6% are water over a limit.
Lead & copper at the tap
Utilities sample taps in homes most likely to have lead pipes, and report the 90th-percentile result: 9 in 10 homes sampled came in at or below this number. Above the red line (the action level) the utility must act. The action level is not a safe level; EPA's health goal for lead is zero. EPA's file does not date these results, so they are shown highest first.
Lead, 90th percentile 13 results on file · action level 15 ppb
Copper, 90th percentile 1 result on file · action level 1.3 mg/L
Every violation on record
- 2025-07-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2025-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
- 2025-07-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
- 2025-01-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2025-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2025-01-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2024-07-01Carbon, TotalMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2024-01-01Carbon, TotalMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2023-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
- 2023-09-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
- 2023-07-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2023-07-01Carbon, TotalMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2022-12-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
- 2022-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
- 2022-02-25Public NoticePN Violation without NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2021-11-25Public NoticePN Violation without NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2020-08-27Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01StyreneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01EthylbenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01TolueneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01BenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01ChlorobenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01TetrachloroethyleneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-011,1,2-TrichloroethaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01TrichloroethyleneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
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- 2020-07-011,2-DichloropropaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01Carbon tetrachlorideMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-011,1,1-TrichloroethaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-011,2-DichloroethaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-011,1-DichloroethyleneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01Vinyl chlorideMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01p-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01o-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01DichloromethaneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01Xylenes, TotalMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-011,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2020-07-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2020-04-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2020-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2020-02-17Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2020-01-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2019-11-17Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2019-10-01Lead and Copper RuleLead Consumer NoticeBack in compliance
- 2019-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
- 2019-07-01Lead and Copper RuleOCCT/SOWT Study/RecommendationBack in compliance
- 2019-07-01Lead and Copper RuleInitial, Follow-up, or Routine Source Water M/RBack in compliance
- 2019-07-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2019-04-01Lead and Copper RuleLead Consumer NoticeBack in compliance
- 2018-07-01Lead and Copper RuleWater Quality Parameter M/RBack in compliance
- 2018-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
- 2018-04-25DBP Stage 1Treatment Technique No Certif. OperatorBack in compliance
- 2018-04-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
- 2018-04-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
- 2018-04-01Lead and Copper RuleLead Consumer NoticeBack in compliance
- 2018-02-11Groundwater RuleFailure To Address DeficiencyBack in compliance
- 2017-11-02Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2017-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
- 2017-11-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
- 2017-10-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2017-10-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2017-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2017-09-13DBP Stage 1Treatment Technique No Certif. OperatorBack in compliance
- 2017-07-01Carbon, TotalMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2017-07-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2017-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
- 2017-04-01Carbon, TotalMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2017-04-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2017-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2017-04-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
- 2017-03-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
- 2017-03-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
- 2016-12-21Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2016-12-02Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2016-11-01DBP Stage 1Treatment Technique No Certif. OperatorBack in compliance
- 2016-10-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2016-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2016-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
- 2016-07-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2016-07-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
- 2016-03-21Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2016-01-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2016-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2015-10-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2015-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2015-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Failure to Filter (SWTR)Back in compliance
- 2015-04-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2015-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2013-12-05Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2013-10-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2012-06-10Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2012-03-23Groundwater RuleFailure To Address DeficiencyBack in compliance
System details
| Population served | 981 |
| Service connections | 435 |
| Water source | Groundwater Under Influence |
| System type | Community Water System |
| Owner | Local Government |
| Status | Active |
| City | Antonito |
| EPA ZIP on file | 81120 |
Areas served
- Conejos County
Reading this record
Antonito Town of is a community water system that draws from groundwater under influence and serves about 981 people in Antonito, Colorado. Everything above comes from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), where states report every violation by every public water system.
Four kinds of violation. Only one is a measurement of the water: over the limit means a test came back above a legal maximum (an MCL). A treatment lapse means a required protective step was not done, such as disinfection, filtration, fixing a defect an inspector found, or filing a lead-pipe inventory. A missed or late test means a required test was skipped or never reported. That is the most common kind, and the most misread: it does not mean the water was bad, and it does not mean the water was fine. Notices and reports covers public notices and the annual Consumer Confidence Report.
Status. “Back in compliance” means the state recorded a return to compliance. “Period ended” means the violation's compliance period is over but no return to compliance was ever filed, which is common in older records. EPA's federal copy lags state records by months, so call the utility for anything current.