Cottonwood Wsd

PWSID: CO0118020

1 active violation (non-health-based)
This system has unresolved violations related to monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements, but none involve contaminant levels exceeding EPA health limits.

This system has more violations on record than 84% of water systems in Colorado.

Violation trend: 2.8 per year over the last 5 years, down from 5.6 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served10,867
Service Connections2,362
Water SourceSurface Water Purchased
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityEnglewood
EPA ZIP on File80112

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0068 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0052 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0049 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0036 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0028 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0025 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0025 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0024 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0021 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0021 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0021 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0019 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0013 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2025-07-01Open

Violation History (42 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2025-03-24Returned to Compliance
2950MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2950MR2024-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2024-10-01 MajorAcknowledged
2456MR2024-10-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
7000Other2023-07-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2023-07-01Returned to Compliance
2950MR2022-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2022-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2022-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2022-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2022-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2022-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2005MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2010MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2015MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2020MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2031MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2032MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2033MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2035MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2036MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2037MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2039MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2040MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2041MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2042MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2046MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2050MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2051MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2065MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2067MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2105MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2110MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2274MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2306MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2326MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2383MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2931MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2946MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance
2959MR2017-01-01Returned to Compliance

Understanding This Water System's Record

Cottonwood Wsd is a community water system water system that draws from surface water purchased sources and serves a population of 10,867 in Englewood, Colorado. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.