Is Holly Hills, CO tap water safe?
The short answer
Denver Water Board serves Holly Hills. In EPA’s and Colorado’s records it has 3 results above the health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: Lead at 3.6 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Denver Water Board is moderately hard on average, 105 mg/L (6.1 grains per gallon), ranging from 55 to 124 mg/L. How Colorado’s water compares.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Denver Water Board’s water.
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Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Holly Hills
The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to Holly Hills, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Colorado Department of Health & Environment
Denver, CO · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria
SGS North America, Inc. - Denver
Denver, CO · about 9 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
SGS North America, Inc. - Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge, CO · about 12 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
ZIP codes in Holly Hills
Which ZIP codes are in Holly Hills: 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 Holly Hills
Other towns in Denver County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Denver Water Board’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