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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
1,000 people
Connections
336
Water source
Surface water
Based in
Evergreen, CO
County
Jefferson
Owner
Private
The ZIP code it serves

80465

The short answer

1 result is above EPA’s legal limit, and 3 more are above the health goal. The worst: Copper, above the action level. 17 health-based violations since 2016.

What handles it

What was found

Lead and copper: EPA SDWIS monitoring periods ending 2009 to 2023.

Uranium, arsenic, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), fluoride, nitrate, haloacetic acids (HAA5) and chromium (total): Colorado’s own results, samples taken from Feb. 4, 2020 to Aug. 10, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.

Above the legal limit1

Copper

Comes from pipes, often your own

Above the action level

1.4ppm

90th percentile, 2023

In the latest period, 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below 1.4 ppm, above EPA’s action level of 1.3 ppm.

What handles it

Above the health goal3

Uranium

Comes from the source

Above the health goal

19.3ppb

Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026

2026 average: 1.1 ppb

Averaged by year, the highest was 19.3 ppb, in 2020: below EPA’s legal limit of 30 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. Its highest single sample was 61 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its six samples averaged 1.1 ppb. EPA recorded no violation for uranium at this utility since 2020. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 12.2 ppb, in 2019.

What handles it

Arsenic

Comes from the source

Above the health goal

0.67ppb

Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026

2026: not found

Averaged by year, the highest was 0.67 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. In 2026, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in any of its three samples. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 1.3 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”

Lead

Comes from pipes, often your own

Above the health goal

1.0ppb

90th percentile, 2026

In the latest period, 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below 1.0 ppb, below EPA’s action level of 15 ppb. The action level drops to 10 ppb on Nov. 1, 2027. EPA’s health goal for lead is zero.

What handles it

Below EPA’s limits5

Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)

Forms or is added in treatment

Below EPA’s limits

59.6ppb

Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026

2026 average: 24.2 ppb

Averaged by year, the highest was 59.6 ppb, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. Its highest single sample was 93.7 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its four samples averaged 24.2 ppb. EPA recorded no violation for total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at this utility since 2020. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 50.2 ppb, in 2017.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
  • NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”

Fluoride

Forms or is added in treatment

Below EPA’s limits

1.6ppm

Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026

2026 average: 0.82 ppm

Averaged by year, the highest was 1.6 ppm, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. Its highest single sample was 2.9 ppm. In 2026, the latest year on file, its three samples averaged 0.82 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 2.2 ppm, in 2013.

What handles it

Nitrate

Comes from the source

Below EPA’s limits

2.2ppm

Highest sample; found in 18 of 21

2026 average: 0.2 ppm

The highest sample, in 2024, was 2.2 ppm, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2026, the latest year on file, its three samples averaged 0.2 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 2.3 ppm, in 2016.

What handles it

  • NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
  • NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Forms or is added in treatment

Below EPA’s limits

10.4ppb

Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026

2026 average: 2.4 ppb

Averaged by year, the highest was 10.4 ppb, in 2023, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. Its highest single sample was 14.3 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its four samples averaged 2.4 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 14.6 ppb, in 2015.

What handles it

No certification claim covers this compound yet.

Chromium (total)

Comes from the source

Below EPA’s limits

3.3ppb

Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026

2026 average: 0.67 ppb

Averaged by year, the highest was 3.3 ppb, in 2025, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. Its highest single sample was 5.0 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its three samples averaged 0.67 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 1.7 ppb, in 2019.

What handles it

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

    Claims: Copper Reduction, Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction, Lead Reduction

    For: Copper, Arsenic, Lead

    Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (III) (50 ppb influent level)

  • NSF/ANSI 58

    Claims: Copper Reduction, Uranium, Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction, Lead Reduction

    For: Copper, Uranium, Arsenic, Lead

    Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=300 ppb Reduction; Arsenic (V) (300 ppb influent level)

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Violations since 2016

Contaminant or ruleTypePeriodMeasuredStatus
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageJuly 1, 2024 to Sept. 30, 202420 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageApril 1, 2024 to June 30, 202417.1 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageJan. 1, 2024 to March 31, 202422.7 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageOct. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 202315.5 PCI/LResolved
Lead and Copper RuleWater chemistry used to keep pipes from corroding was outside the required range.EPA: WQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-ComplianceJuly 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2023—Archived
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageApril 1, 2022 to June 30, 202217.3 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageJan. 1, 2022 to March 31, 202220 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageOct. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 202120 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageJuly 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 202121 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageApril 1, 2021 to June 30, 202129 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageJan. 1, 2021 to March 31, 202139 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageOct. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 202040.6 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageJuly 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 202040 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageApril 1, 2020 to June 30, 202029 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageJan. 1, 2020 to March 31, 202018.5 PCI/LResolved
Gross alpha radiation (excluding radon and uranium)The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, AverageOct. 1, 2019 to Dec. 31, 201917 PCI/LResolved
Surface Water Treatment RuleRequired treatment for surface water or groundwater was not met.EPA: Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)April 1, 2017 to April 30, 2017—Resolved
Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 20 monitoring or reporting violations not shown.

What this report can’t tell you

  • Everything else. Uranium, arsenic, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), fluoride, nitrate, haloacetic acids (HAA5) and chromium (total) results here are Colorado’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Homestead 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 Feb. 4, 2020 to Aug. 10, 2026.

Testing your own tap

Homestead WC’s results are for the water it sends out. What your own service line, solder and fixtures add shows up only in a test of your tap, by a lab Colorado certifies.

The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to the area Homestead WC serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • SGS North America, Inc. - Wheat Ridge

    Wheat Ridge, CO · about 13 miles

    Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity

  • GeoWater Services

    Evergreen, CO · about 13 miles

    Certified for bacteria

  • Eurofins Denver

    Arvada, CO · about 14 miles

    Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS

All 54 certified labs for Colorado

Sources

PWSID CO0130050. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.

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