Is Evans, CO tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 6 utilities serving Evans 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 Evans, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.4 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 Evans’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Evans
Colorado · serves 19,369 people · about 11,200 in Evans
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Greeley
Colorado · serves 132,310 people · about 9,900 in Evans
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 25.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Central Weld Cnty WD
Colorado · serves 7,662 people · about 1,000 in Evans
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 6.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Milliken
Colorado · serves 9,200 people · under 100 in Evans
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 6.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Little Thompson WD
Colorado · serves 25,654 people · under 100 in Evans
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 4.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cave Creek
Colorado · serves 1,025 people · lists Evans among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, typically 49 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Evans’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 Evans
The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to Evans, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
IEH-Warren Analytical Laboratory
Greeley, CO · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria
Weld County Department of Public Health & Environment
Greeley, CO · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, radioactivity
EAnalytics Laboratory
Loveland, CO · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Evans: 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 Evans
Other towns in Weld County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Evans’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