Public Water System

HOTCHKISS TOWN OF

PWSID CO0115352 · Colorado · 2,050 people served

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HOTCHKISS TOWN OF is an EPA-regulated public water system in Colorado (PWSID CO0115352). It serves an estimated 2,050 residents — a small town of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.

Over the past five years, HOTCHKISS TOWN OF has recorded 8 EPA health-based violations. The grade of D summarizes this compliance pattern. Specific contaminants, dates, and rule citations are listed in the violation history below.

Service Area

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Centered on the averaged ZIP-code centroid of 1 ZIP served.

Population

2,050

Cities

ZIPs

Violations

EPA Health-Based Violations

Health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violations on file for HOTCHKISS TOWN OF over the past five years of EPA SDWIS reporting.

Atrazinechemical

EPA Code 2039 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

violations

EPA Limit

0.003 mg/L

Last Reading

.0115 MG/L

First Reported

Jan 2021

Most Recent

Apr 2021

What this violation means

Atrazine is one of the most widely used herbicides in US agriculture, primarily on corn and sorghum. Spring runoff from farm fields creates seasonal spikes in atrazine levels in surface water sources across the Midwest. Long-term exposure is linked to hormone disruption and reproductive effects.

Recommended precautions

→Granular activated carbon removes atrazine — most carbon filters work.
→Reverse osmosis provides additional protection.
→Atrazine spikes are seasonal — utilities monitor quarterly averages, but acute exposure can occur in spring.

Read the complete guide to Atrazine

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations only. Older violations may have been resolved; check your utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Cities Served by HOTCHKISS TOWN OF

HOTCHKISS

ZIP Codes Served

81419

About this system

EPA records this system as PWSID CO0115352. Data reflects the most recent EPA SDWIS publication as of 2026-05-18. Public Water System Identifiers (PWSIDs) are assigned by the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act program to track every regulated water utility in the United States. The first two letters typically indicate the state primacy agency. For real-time water quality information, contact HOTCHKISS TOWN OF directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).