What's in LA JUNTA CITY OF's water?
LA JUNTA CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 8,320, over 3,348 connections.
How this compares nationally
LA JUNTA CITY OF has 38 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,060th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 69th percentile nationally.
How LA JUNTA CITY OF compares within CO
LA JUNTA CITY OF's 4 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
The last violation EPA has on record for LA JUNTA CITY OF is from 2016-01-04 (health-based: 1998-01-02). Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
LA JUNTA 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: Coliform (TCR)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Selenium
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
This is what LA JUNTA 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. This record - 4 health-based violations on file for LA JUNTA 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.