DrinkingWaterCheck

Is BRIGHTON CITY OF's water safe to drink?

BRIGHTON CITY OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 56,304 people through 13,031 service connections.

BRIGHTON CITY OF's record against the rest of the country

41 total violations and 6 health-based ones put BRIGHTON CITY OF at the 77th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 3,009 of 12,903.

Against the CO average

BRIGHTON CITY OF's 6 health-based violations sit above the CO average of 3.0, across 230 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

BRIGHTON CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-04, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.

The concern categories on record

BRIGHTON CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What BRIGHTON CITY OF's record does not cover

This is what BRIGHTON CITY OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 41 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.