Jul 29, 2022 · More than a hundred drinking water sources across Colorado — ranging from cities and counties to elementary schools and campgrounds — contain what are now considered to be potentially hazardous...

Dec 20, 2024 · But this doesn’t mean that the tap water in Denver is totally free of contaminants, so should you – and can you – drink it? We’ll answer that question below as well as find out where the water in Denver comes from, whether the water …

Oct 22, 2024 · Residents in the Perry Park Metro District near Larkspur are without safe drinking water after being notified by the sanitation district on Sept. 5 that test results showed an extremely high...

Jul 12, 2024 · Although Denver’s tap water is considered safe to drink by the authorities, the 2024 water quality report shows the presence of copper, chromium, nitrate, barium, and fluoride. While the levels of these contaminants are well below the limit set by the EPA, it’s still best to learn what dangers they pose and how to eliminate them.

Denver Water has never detected a viable indication of either parasite in treated drinking water. Get details on these emerging contaminants and ways you can reduce your impact. Denver Water is diligently monitoring the issue of oil and gas operations. Read up on the regulations and local history behind this chemical.

Nov 16, 2022 · But just minutes away, in dozens of industrialized neighborhoods in North Denver, Commerce City and unincorporated Adams County, many homeowners and apartment dwellers never drink their tap water. Tens of thousands of people in this area have been exposed to contaminated water over the years.

Denver Water’s supply is 100% surface water that originates in sources throughout 3,100 square miles of watersheds on both sides of the Continental Divide. Denver Water’s three treatment plants remove particulate matter and microscopic organisms that are found in surface waters.

Mar 25, 2019 · Denver Water’s source water is surface water that does not come into contact with known PFAS activities. Still, Hernandez-Ruiz said Denver Water is proactive in making sure our water quality is optimal and stays on top of the latest research.

Jun 15, 2016 · SECURITY — Invisible toxic chemicals are contaminating drinking water for 80,000 people south of Colorado Springs, one of 63 areas nationwide where the chemicals, widely used to fight petroleum...

May 24, 2022 · According to Thompson, Denver Water regularly tests water at points along the way, from the mountains to spots around the city. In 2021 Denver Water collected more than 55,000 water samples and conducted more than 200,000 tests.