Salida City of, CO Water Quality
Is Salida City of's water safe to drink?
Salida City of's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 5,666 people through 3,281 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Salida City of ranks 9,636th by violation burden (25th percentile) - 45 violations total, 0 health-based.
How Salida City of compares within CO
CO's 230 covered systems average 3.0 health-based violations each; Salida City of carries 0, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for Salida City of is from 2026-08-05. Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
What this data is and is not
This is what Salida 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 - 0 health-based violations on file for Salida 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.