Park Forest
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
- 930 people
- Connections
- 291
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Colorado Springs, CO
- County
- El Paso
- Owner
- Local government
The ZIP code it serves
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, plus lead and copper, not everything. 1 health-based violation since 2016.
What was found
Fluoride, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), arsenic, chromium (total), nitrate and uranium: Colorado’s own results, samples taken from Sept. 18, 2020 to June 24, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Below EPA’s limits3
Fluoride
Forms or is added in treatment
0.92ppm
Highest yearly average, 2022 to 2025
2025 average: 0.76 ppm
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.92 ppm, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. Its highest single sample was 0.97 ppm. In 2025, the latest year on file, its two samples averaged 0.76 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 1.0 ppm, in 2012.
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
8.5ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 8.5 ppb, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in its one sample. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 4.0 ppb, in 2017.
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
1.3ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026: not found
Averaged by year, the highest was 1.3 ppb, in 2021, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, it wasn’t found in its one sample.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
5 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Arsenic
- Chromium (total)
- Lead
- Nitrate
- Uranium
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Required information about lead was not given to customers.EPA: Public Education | Dec. 1, 2019 | — | Resolved |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 66 monitoring or reporting violations not shown. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Fluoride, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5), arsenic, chromium (total), nitrate and uranium results here are Colorado’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Park Forest’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 Sept. 18, 2020 to June 24, 2026.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to the area Park Forest serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
El Paso County Health Department
Colorado Springs, CO · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Colorado Department of Health & Environment
Denver, CO · about 48 miles
Certified for bacteria
SGS North America, Inc. - Denver
Denver, CO · about 52 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
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 CO0121600. 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 reportPark Forest 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