Water Quality: Red Cliff, CO

1 water system • 469 people served

Some Concerns
16
Total Violations
3
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
469
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Red Cliff is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 469 people, and has 16 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 3 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Red Cliff's violation count is 88% below the national average for Colorado. Contaminants associated with violations include Fecal Coliform.

Contaminants Found

Fecal Coliform

Indicates direct fecal contamination; associated with diarrhea, cramps, nausea, and potential severe illness.

Common source: Human and animal fecal waste

EPA limit: Zero tolerance (any positive triggers violations)

Water Systems Serving Red Cliff

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
RED CLIFF TOWN OF CO0119671 Surface Water 469 16

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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