Town of Kremmling
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
- 1,859 people
- Connections
- 559
- Water source
- Surface water
- Based in
- Kremmling, CO
- County
- Grand
- 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. 2 health-based violations since 2016.
What was found
Haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM), fluoride, chromium (total), arsenic, nitrate and uranium: Colorado’s own results, samples taken from Feb. 5, 2020 to Aug. 18, 2026, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Below EPA’s limits4
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
29.1ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026 average: 16.7 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 29.1 ppb, in 2023, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. Its highest single sample was 58.5 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its three samples averaged 16.7 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 32.1 ppb, in 2014.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
30.7ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2026
2026 average: 21.5 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 30.7 ppb, in 2023, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. Its highest single sample was 53.6 ppb. In 2026, the latest year on file, its three samples averaged 21.5 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 32.1 ppb, in 2012.
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
0.18ppm
Highest yearly average, 2023 to 2026
Averaged by year, the highest was 0.18 ppm, in 2026, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. That was also the latest year on file. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 0.15 ppm, in 2019.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Fluoride Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Fluoride”
Chromium (total)
Comes from the source
2.0ppb
Highest yearly average, 2022 to 2024
2024, one sample: 2.0 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 2.0 ppb, in 2022, below EPA’s legal limit of 100 ppb. In 2024, the latest year on file, its one sample was 2.0 ppb.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Chromium (Hexavalent) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Chromium Reduction”
4 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Arsenic
- Lead
- Nitrate
- Uranium
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | Too many readings in a month showed cloudiness above the filtration standard.EPA: Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) | May 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023 | — | Resolved |
| Groundwater Rule | A significant problem found in a state inspection was not fixed on time.EPA: Failure To Address Deficiency | Dec. 27, 2019 | — | Resolved |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 17 monitoring or reporting violations not shown. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Haloacetic acids (HAA5), total trihalomethanes (TTHM), fluoride, chromium (total), arsenic, nitrate and uranium results here are Colorado’s own from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Town of Kremmling’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. 5, 2020 to Aug. 18, 2026.
Testing your own tap
The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to the area Town of Kremmling serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
ACZ Laboratories, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO · about 33 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
Routt County Env. Health Dept.
Steamboat Springs, CO · about 33 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eagle River W / S District
Avon, CO · about 40 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals, radioactivity
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 CO0125455. 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 reportTown of Kremmling 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