Public Water System

HOMESTEAD WC

PWSID CO0130050 · Colorado · 1,000 people served

Failing

HOMESTEAD WC is an EPA-regulated public water system in Colorado (PWSID CO0130050). It serves an estimated 1,000 residents — a rural community of customers — across 1 community across 1 ZIP code.

Over the past five years, HOMESTEAD WC has recorded 53 EPA health-based violations. The grade of F 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

1,000

Cities

ZIPs

Violations

EPA Health-Based Violations

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

Radiumradiological

EPA Code 4000 · Maximum Contaminant Level Exceedance

violations

EPA Limit

5 pCi/L

Last Reading

20 PCI/L

First Reported

Jan 2021

Most Recent

Jul 2024

What this violation means

Radium-226 and Radium-228 occur naturally in groundwater, particularly in regions with granite or sandstone aquifers. Long-term ingestion increases the risk of bone, sinus, and other cancers because radium concentrates in bone tissue.

Recommended precautions

→Reverse osmosis and ion exchange (water softeners) remove radium.
→Boiling does NOT remove radium and may concentrate it.
→Private well users in radium-rich geology should test every 3–5 years.

Read the complete guide to Radium

Leadchemical

EPA Code 5000 · Treatment Technique Violation

violations

EPA Limit

0.015 mg/L

Last Reading

—

First Reported

Jul 2023

Most Recent

Jul 2023

What this violation means

Lead is a potent neurotoxin with no safe exposure level. In drinking water it primarily enters via corroded lead service lines, lead-soldered copper pipes, and brass fixtures. Children under 6 and pregnant women face the highest risk because lead disrupts developing nervous and skeletal systems.

Recommended precautions

→Run cold tap water 30–120 seconds before drinking or cooking, especially after the tap has been unused for hours.
→Never cook with hot tap water — heat increases lead leaching from pipes.
→Use an NSF/ANSI 53 certified filter for lead removal (carbon block or reverse osmosis).
→If you have children, get blood lead levels tested by your pediatrician.

Read the complete guide to Lead

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 HOMESTEAD WC

EVERGREEN

ZIP Codes Served

80439

About this system

EPA records this system as PWSID CO0130050. 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 HOMESTEAD WC directly or review their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).