Is Black Hawk, CO tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Black Hawk has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Colorado’s records.
City of Central City, 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 Black Hawk’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Central City
Colorado · serves 3,750 people · under 100 in Black Hawk
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Black Hawk
Colorado · serves 15,167 people · under 100 in Black Hawk
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 33 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Black Hawk
The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to Black Hawk, 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 3 miles
Certified for bacteria
Hazen Research
Golden, CO · about 11 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
GeoWater Services
Evergreen, CO · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Black Hawk: 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.
Near Black Hawk
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Central City’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- 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
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water