What's in FLORENCE CITY OF's water?
FLORENCE 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. 7,500 people get their water from it, across 1,983 connections.
How this compares nationally
FLORENCE CITY OF has 82 violations on record in total, 2 of thems health-based - ranking it 5,808th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 55th percentile nationally.
How FLORENCE CITY OF compares within CO
CO's 230 covered systems average 3.0 health-based violations each; FLORENCE CITY OF carries 2, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for FLORENCE CITY OF is from 2025-01-07 (health-based: 2025-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FLORENCE 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is FLORENCE CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for FLORENCE CITY OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.