What's in WALSENBURG CITY OF's water?
WALSENBURG CITY OF has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 3,230, over 1,928 connections.
How this compares nationally
90 total violations and 32 health-based ones put WALSENBURG CITY OF at the 96th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 518 of 12,903.
How WALSENBURG CITY OF compares within CO
WALSENBURG CITY OF's 32 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 WALSENBURG CITY OF is from 2026-04-01 (health-based: 2025-05-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/17/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WALSENBURG 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Groundwater Rule; Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is WALSENBURG 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 90 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.