Is Coal Creek, CO tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 5 utilities serving Coal Creek 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 Florence.
North Table Mountain WSD, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.3 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Coal Creek’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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North Table Mountain WSD
Colorado · serves 10,000 people · about 600 in Coal Creek
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Golden
Colorado · serves 38,288 people · about 350 in Coal Creek
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 35.5 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Coal Creek
Colorado · serves 350 people · about 310 in Coal Creek
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Arvada
Colorado · serves 171,610 people · about 170 in Coal Creek
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Florence
Colorado · serves 7,500 people · under 100 in Coal Creek
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 0.6 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in North Table Mountain WSD’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Coal Creek
The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to Coal Creek, 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 26 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
GeoWater Services
Evergreen, CO · about 39 miles
Certified for bacteria
Colorado Department of Health & Environment
Denver, CO · about 46 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Coal Creek: 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 Coal Creek
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read North Table Mountain WSD’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water