Is MANITOU SPRINGS CITY OF's water safe to drink?
MANITOU SPRINGS 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. Population served: 6,938, over 2,258 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
43 total violations and 4 health-based ones put MANITOU SPRINGS CITY OF at the 69th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,042 of 12,903.
How MANITOU SPRINGS CITY OF compares within CO
Among the 230 CO systems in this dataset, the average is 3.0 health-based violations - MANITOU SPRINGS CITY OF's 4 is above that. 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 MANITOU SPRINGS CITY OF is from 2024-01-05 (health-based: 2024-01-05). Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MANITOU SPRINGS 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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
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 MANITOU SPRINGS CITY 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 43 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.