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Is Monticello, UT tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Monticello, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Utah’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

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The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Monticello has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Utah’s records.

Monticello City, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.6 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 Monticello’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Monticello City’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Monticello

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Utah certifies.

No lab Utah certifies is within 75 miles of Monticello on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.

All 60 certified labs for Utah

ZIP codes in Monticello

Which ZIP codes are in Monticello: 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.

Near Monticello

Other towns in San Juan County with a page of their own.

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