Is Ken Caryl, CO tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 6 utilities serving Ken Caryl has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Colorado’s records.
Southwest Metropolitan WSD, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 9.0 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 Ken Caryl’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Southwest Metropolitan WSD
Colorado · serves 48,648 people · about 6,400 in Ken Caryl
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 9.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Platte Canyon WSD
Colorado · serves 19,485 people · about 3,900 in Ken Caryl
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 9.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ken Caryl WSD
Colorado · serves 12,000 people · about 1,300 in Ken Caryl
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Denver Water Board
Colorado · serves 1.3 million people · about 1,300 in Ken Caryl
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.6 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard on average, 105 mg/L (6.1 grains per gallon), ranging from 55 to 124 mg/L.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lakehurst WSD
Colorado · serves 12,000 people · about 740 in Ken Caryl
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 9.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Willowbrook WSD
Colorado · serves 9,348 people · about 470 in Ken Caryl
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 9.0 ppb, above the health goal.
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 Southwest Metropolitan 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 Ken Caryl
The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to Ken Caryl, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
SGS North America, Inc. - Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge, CO · about 14 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Colorado Department of Health & Environment
Denver, CO · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins Denver
Arvada, CO · about 16 miles
Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS
Which ZIP codes are in Ken Caryl: 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 Ken Caryl
Other towns in Jefferson County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Southwest Metropolitan 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