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Is Allenspark, CO tap water safe?

3 utilities serve Allenspark, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Colorado’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

2 of the 3 utilities serving Allenspark have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Colorado’s records: Allenspark WSD and Meadow Mtn Water Supply.

Town of Lyons, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Colorado’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Allenspark’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Allenspark

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Colorado certifies.

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

  • Gilpin County Public Health Agency

    Black Hawk, CO · about 25 miles

    Certified for bacteria

  • M.M.S Environmental Laboratories

    Fort Collins, CO · about 27 miles

    Certified for bacteria

  • Technology Laboratory, Inc.

    Fort Collins, CO · about 27 miles

    Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals

All 54 certified labs for Colorado

ZIP codes in Allenspark

Which ZIP codes are in Allenspark: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: CDPHE certified drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

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