Eureka WC
What EPA’s and Colorado’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 498 people
- Connections
- 147
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Rocky Ford, CO
- County
- Otero
- Owner
- Private
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
2 results are above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic, above the health goal. 72 health-based violations since 2016.
What handles itWhat was found
Arsenic, uranium, fluoride, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), nitrate and chromium (total): Colorado’s own results, samples taken from March 17, 2020 to July 7, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Above the health goal2
Arsenic
Comes from the source
1.0ppb
Highest yearly average, 2022
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.0 ppb, in 2022: below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. Its highest single sample was 2.0 ppb. That is the only year on file. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 2.0 ppb, in 2019.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
Uranium
Comes from the source
0.018ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.018 ppb, in 2025: below EPA’s legal limit of 30 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. Its highest single sample was 0.07 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in any of its three samples.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Uranium”
Below EPA’s limits5
Fluoride
Forms or is added in treatment
1.2ppm
Highest yearly average, 2022
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.2 ppm, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. That is the only year on file. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 1.3 ppm, in 2016.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Fluoride Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Fluoride”
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
22.2ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026, one sample: 5.7 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 22.2 ppb, in 2020, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 5.7 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 7.2 ppb, in 2014.
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
4.9ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026, one sample: 1.2 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 4.9 ppb, in 2020, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 1.2 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 3.0 ppb, in 2012.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Nitrate
Comes from the source
0.8ppm
Highest sample; found in 6 of 6
2026, one sample: 0.6 ppm
The highest sample, in 2022, was 0.8 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2026, the latest year on file, its one sample was 0.6 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 0.9 ppm, in 2015.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
Chromium (total)
Comes from the source
2.5ppb
Highest yearly average, 2022
Averaged by year, the highest was 2.5 ppb, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. Its highest single sample was 3.0 ppb. That is the only year on file. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 2.0 ppb, in 2019.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Chromium (Hexavalent) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Chromium Reduction”
One compound tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Lead
What handles it
A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”
- NSF/ANSI 53
Claim: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction
For: Arsenic
Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (III) (50 ppb influent level)
- NSF/ANSI 58
Claims: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction, Uranium
For: Arsenic, Uranium
Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=300 ppb Reduction; Arsenic (V) (300 ppb influent level)
At the tap, or for the whole house?
These come with the water itself, so a whole-house system certified for the same claims treats every tap and shower. A filter at the tap treats drinking water for much less. How whole-house systems compare.
Filters with those claims on a certifier’s listing
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2026 | 24 PCI/L | Addressed |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2026 | 16 PCI/L | Addressed |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026 | 17 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2026 to June 30, 2026 | 25 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026 | 23 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026 | 18 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025 | 23 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025 | 18 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2025 to Sept. 30, 2025 | 16 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2025 to Sept. 30, 2025 | 18 PCI/L | Archived |
| Lead and Copper Rule | A required study or plan for corrosion control was not done on time.EPA: OCCT/SOWT Study/Recommendation | April 1, 2025 | — | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025 | 20 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025 | 21 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025 | 19.4 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025 | 24.9 PCI/L | Archived |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Required information about lead was not given to customers.EPA: Public Education | Dec. 1, 2024 | — | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024 | 19.5 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024 | 27.3 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2024 to Sept. 30, 2024 | 18.9 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2024 to Sept. 30, 2024 | 27.9 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 | 24.4 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 | 18.1 PCI/L | Archived |
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | Treatment was not run by a certified operator as required.EPA: Treatment Technique No Certif. Operator | Feb. 1, 2024 | — | Resolved |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 | 26.9 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 | 17.9 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2023 | 29.6 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2023 | 18.1 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, 2023 | 28.3 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, 2023 | 17.8 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 | 28.6 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 | 18.1 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023 | 18.1 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023 | 28.6 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2022 | 18 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2022 to Dec. 31, 2022 | 21 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2022 | 19 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 | 20 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 | 21 PCI/L | Archived |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2021 | 22.3 PCI/L | Archived |
| Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021 | 18 PCI/L | Archived |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 89 monitoring or reporting violations not shown. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Arsenic, uranium, fluoride, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), nitrate and chromium (total) results here are Colorado’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Eureka WC’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 March 17, 2020 to July 7, 2026.
Testing your own tap
The lab Colorado certifies closest to the area Eureka WC serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment
Pueblo, CO · about 52 miles
Certified for bacteria
Sources
- 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
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: CDPHE certified drinking water laboratories, read Oct. 16, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID CO0145150. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Read up on the 2 results above a lineWhat each one does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.Start with Arsenic
- Get the utility’s own reportEureka WC 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
- Compare certified filtersWhat the filters certified for these results cost over five years, cartridges included.Compare five-year costs