Gateway Childcare and Preschool

PWSID: CO0221302

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 91% of water systems in Colorado.

Violation trend: 0.4 per year over the last 5 years, down from 2.8 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served116
Service Connections1
Water SourceSurface Water Purchased
System TypeNon-Transient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityWindsor
EPA ZIP on File80550
NoteSchool or Daycare

Areas Served

  • Colorado Springs, El Paso County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Copper (90th percentile)1.7900 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)1.6600 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)1.5100 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0030 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0030 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0020 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0020 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0009 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
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
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
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

1 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
3014MR2020-07-04 MajorOpen

Violation History (77 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000TT2024-07-01YesAcknowledged
5000TT2024-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
0999MR2020-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2020-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2018-10-01Returned to Compliance
2950MR2018-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2018-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2018-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2018-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
Unknown ContaminantOther2018-06-28Returned to Compliance
5000MR2016-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2016-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2016-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2016-07-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2016-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2036MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2037MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2039MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2040MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2041MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2042MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2046MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2050MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2051MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2065MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2005MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2067MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2105MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2110MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2274MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2306MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2326MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2383MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2931MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2946MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2959MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2010MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2378MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2380MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2955MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2964MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2968MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2969MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2976MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2977MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2979MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2980MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2015MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2981MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2982MR2016-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 76 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Gateway Childcare and Preschool is a non-transient non-community water system that draws from surface water purchased sources and serves a population of 116 in Windsor, 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.