Is Lone Tree, CO tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 8 utilities serving Lone Tree has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Colorado’s records: Pinery Wwd.
Southgate 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 Lone Tree’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Southgate WSD
Colorado · serves 55,000 people · about 12,200 in Lone Tree
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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Parker WSD
Colorado · serves 75,949 people · about 2,400 in Lone Tree
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. 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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Highlands Ranch WSD
Colorado · serves 103,444 people · about 1,000 in Lone Tree
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 35.2 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Northern Douglas County WSD
Colorado · serves 6,160 people · about 940 in Lone Tree
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 32 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Pinery Wwd
Colorado · serves 12,901 people · about 850 in Lone Tree
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 29.5 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Meridian MD
Colorado · serves 23,415 people · about 530 in Lone Tree
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 42 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Stonegate MD
Colorado · serves 15,295 people · about 500 in Lone Tree
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOA at 5.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cottonwood WSD
Colorado · serves 10,867 people · about 460 in Lone Tree
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 29.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
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 Southgate 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 Lone Tree
The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to Lone Tree, 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 15 miles
Certified for bacteria
SGS North America, Inc. - Denver
Denver, CO · about 19 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
SGS North America, Inc. - Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge, CO · about 23 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Which ZIP codes are in Lone Tree: 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 Lone Tree
Other towns in Douglas County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Southgate 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