Is Sherrelwood, CO tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Sherrelwood has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Colorado’s records.
Crestview 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 Sherrelwood’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Crestview WSD
Colorado · serves 23,756 people · about 4,700 in Sherrelwood
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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Denver Water Board
Colorado · serves 1.3 million people · about 1,600 in Sherrelwood
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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City of Thornton
Colorado · serves 226,465 people · about 170 in Sherrelwood
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOA at 7.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Crestview 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 Sherrelwood
The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to Sherrelwood, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Denver
Arvada, CO · about 5 miles
Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS
Eurofins Reservoirs Environmental, Inc.
Arvada, CO · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria
SGS North America, Inc. - Wheat Ridge
Wheat Ridge, CO · about 6 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
ZIP codes in Sherrelwood
Which ZIP codes are in Sherrelwood: 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 Sherrelwood
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Crestview 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