HOTCHKISS TOWN OF: EPA violation history, explained
HOTCHKISS TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,050 people get their water from it, across 798 connections.
How this compares nationally
207 total violations and 8 health-based ones put HOTCHKISS TOWN OF at the 82th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,288 of 12,903.
Against the CO average
HOTCHKISS TOWN OF's 8 health-based violations sit above the CO average of 3.0, across 230 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
HOTCHKISS TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2021-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
The concern categories on record
HOTCHKISS TOWN 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:
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / vocs, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What HOTCHKISS TOWN OF's record does not cover
Everything on this page is HOTCHKISS TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 207 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.