Is PUEBLO WEST MD's water safe to drink?
PUEBLO WEST MD had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 30,000 people get their water from it, across 13,441 connections.
How this compares nationally
PUEBLO WEST MD has 40 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,050th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 69th percentile nationally.
Against the CO average
CO's 230 covered systems average 3.0 health-based violations each; PUEBLO WEST MD carries 4, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
PUEBLO WEST MD's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2023-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
The concern categories on record
PUEBLO WEST MD'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
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: CARBON, TOTAL
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
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 PUEBLO WEST MD's record does not cover
PUEBLO WEST MD's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and PUEBLO WEST MD's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 4,050th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.