Is Westminster, CO tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 6 utilities serving Westminster have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Colorado’s records: County of Broomfield City and and Belleview Christian College.
City of Westminster, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 21.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. 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 Westminster’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Westminster
Colorado · serves 202,078 people · about 78,600 in Westminster
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 21.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
County of Broomfield City and
Colorado · serves 106,153 people · about 13,600 in Westminster
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Arvada
Colorado · serves 171,610 people · about 6,600 in Westminster
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Northglenn
Colorado · serves 48,927 people · about 5,400 in Westminster
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 19.8 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Casa Estates MHP
Colorado · serves 1,117 people · based in Westminster
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: hard, typically 140 mg/L (8.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Belleview Christian College
Colorado · serves 460 people · based in Westminster
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Westminster’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 Westminster
The 3 labs Colorado certifies closest to Westminster, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Murray-Brown Laboratories, LLC.
Northglenn, CO · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins Denver
Arvada, CO · about 7 miles
Certified for nitrate, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, PFAS
Eurofins Reservoirs Environmental, Inc.
Arvada, CO · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Westminster: 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 Westminster
Other towns in Adams County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Westminster’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water