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Julesburg tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Julesburg. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Julesburg is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 1,225 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 27 violations across the community water system(s) serving Julesburg, going back to the earliest EPA record. 4 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
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1,225 served · groundwater · PWSID CO0158001 - Health-based Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times between January 2020 and April 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 11 times between May 2020 and March 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between July 2023 and October 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between September 2024 and October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in May 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.