Escalante Village
What EPA’s and Colorado’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, plus violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 62 people
- Connections
- 24
- Water source
- Surface water bought from another system
- Based in
- Durango, CO
- County
- La Plata
- Owner
- Private
The short answer
Nothing in EPA’s and Colorado’s records for this utility is above a health goal. That covers nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals, not everything. 1 health-based violation since 2016.
What was found
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and haloacetic acids (HAA5): Colorado’s own results, samples taken from Aug. 26, 2026 to Aug. 26, 2026.
Below EPA’s limits2
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
60.8ppb
Highest yearly average, 2026
Averaged by year, the highest was 60.8 ppb, in 2026, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. That is the only year on file.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
18.2ppb
Highest yearly average, 2026
Averaged by year, the highest was 18.2 ppb, in 2026, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. That is the only year on file.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | Treatment was not run by a certified operator as required.EPA: Treatment Technique No Certif. Operator | Feb. 21, 2026 | — | Unaddressed |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 19 monitoring or reporting violations not shown. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and haloacetic acids (HAA5) results here are Colorado’s own from 2026 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Escalante Village’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; Colorado’s results run from Aug. 26, 2026 to Aug. 26, 2026.
Testing your own tap
No lab Colorado certifies is within 75 miles of the area Escalante Village serves on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.
All 54 certified labs for ColoradoSources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division, results from Jan. 3, 2020 to Oct. 6, 2026, read Oct. 17, 2026
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID CO0134255. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Nothing here is above a health goalIn EPA’s and Colorado’s records for this utility. They don’t cover everything, which is why the next step matters.Every contaminant TapBuff tracks
- Get the utility’s own reportEscalante Village must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded