Sun Meadow Estates
A missed test is not evidence of bad water. It also is not evidence of good water: for that period nobody checked.
On record since 2011: 102 violations. 59 over the limit · 1 treatment lapse · 37 missed or late tests · 5 notices or reports. Most recent began 2025-10-01.
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 97% 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.
How far over the 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 8 results on file · action level 15 ppb
Open now (1)
- 2025-10-01Lead and Copper RuleLead Consumer NoticeOpen
Every violation on record
- 2025-10-01Lead and Copper RuleLead Consumer NoticeOpen
- 2025-07-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2025-07-01Combined UraniumMonitoring, RegularPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2025-07-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring, RegularPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2025-07-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
- 2025-05-26Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2025-04-01Lead and Copper RuleLead Consumer NoticeBack in compliance
- 2025-02-01Revised Total Coliform RuleRPTBack in compliance
- 2025-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0830 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2025-01-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2024-10-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2024-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2024-10-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2024-10-01Lead and Copper RuleLead Consumer NoticeBack in compliance
- 2024-07-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2024-04-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMCL, Averagemeasured 17.33 PCI/L · limit 15.00 PCI/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2024-01-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMCL, Averagemeasured 19.41 PCI/L · limit 15.00 PCI/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2024-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0872 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-11-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
- 2023-10-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMCL, Averagemeasured 19.44 PCI/L · limit 15.00 PCI/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-10-01Combined UraniumMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2023-10-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2023-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1021 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-10-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2023-09-06Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
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- 2023-07-13Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2023-07-01Combined UraniumMonitoring, RegularPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-07-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring, RegularPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 107.83 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-06-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
- 2023-04-01Combined UraniumMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2023-04-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2023-04-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2023-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 109.57 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2023-03-22Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2023-02-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
- 2023-01-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 96.63 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2023-01-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2023-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2023-01-01Combined UraniumMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2023-01-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
- 2023-01-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
- 2023-01-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
- 2023-01-01DBP Stage 1Treatment Technique No Certif. OperatorBack in compliance
- 2022-11-23Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2022-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 89.48 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2022-09-24Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
- 2022-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 85.58 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2022-04-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMCL, Averagemeasured 17.07 PCI/L · limit 15.00 PCI/LBack in compliance
- 2022-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 81.40 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2022-01-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMCL, Averagemeasured 20.24 PCI/L · limit 15.00 PCI/LBack in compliance
- 2022-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 82.05 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2021-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 81.93 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2021-10-01Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMCL, Averagemeasured 17.42 PCI/L · limit 15.00 PCI/LBack in compliance
- 2021-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 82.65 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2021-03-25Unknown contaminantRecord KeepingBack in compliance
- 2021-03-25Revised Total Coliform RuleOtherBack in compliance
- 2021-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 83.88 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
- 2020-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 82.38 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2018-12-28Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Failure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan RptBack in compliance
- 2018-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 83.18 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2018-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 83.28 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2018-07-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 30.50 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2018-04-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 30.75 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2018-01-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 31.25 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2018-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0881 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2017-10-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 32.25 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2017-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0852 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2017-07-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 31.75 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2017-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0917 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2017-04-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 32.27 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2017-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1010 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2017-01-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 30.90 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2017-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0910 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2016-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0930 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2016-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0911 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2016-04-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 31.13 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2016-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0827 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack 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
- 2016-01-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 32.35 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2016-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0847 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2015-10-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 31.00 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2015-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0829 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2015-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 81.85 UG/L · limit 80.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2015-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0864 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2015-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0903 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2014-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0890 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2014-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0878 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2013-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0830 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2013-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0820 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2013-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0900 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2013-01-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 31.00 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-10-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0910 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-10-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 32.25 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-07-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 36.00 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-07-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.1040 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)MCL, Averagemeasured 0.0970 MG/L · limit 0.0800 MG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-04-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 33.25 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2012-01-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 33.40 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
- 2011-10-01Combined UraniumMCL, Averagemeasured 33.00 UG/L · limit 30.00 UG/LBack in compliance
System details
| Population served | 75 |
| Service connections | 32 |
| Water source | Groundwater |
| System type | Community Water System |
| Owner | Private |
| Status | Active |
| City | Rifle |
| EPA ZIP on file | 81650 |
Areas served
- Garfield County
Reading this record
Sun Meadow Estates is a community water system that draws from groundwater and serves about 75 people in Rifle, 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.