Is Craig, CO tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Craig 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 Craig, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 22 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. A health benchmark is a level EPA screens with, not a legal limit.
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 Craig’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Craig
Colorado · serves 8,930 people · under 100 in Craig
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 22 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Iron Clad Modular Home Park
Colorado · serves 30 people · based in Craig
1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 83.5 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation. Hardness: soft, typically 41 mg/L (2.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Craig
The 2 labs Colorado certifies closest to Craig, 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 46 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
Routt County Env. Health Dept.
Steamboat Springs, CO · about 46 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Craig
Which ZIP codes are in Craig: 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 Craig
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Craig’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water