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drinking water

11 Porch Notes tagged “drinking water,” from counties across Colorado.

Water and land - Denver County

Denver Water's lead service line question starts by address

Denver Water's address lookup tells you one property's lead service line risk, a firmer answer than guessing from the age of the block.

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Water and land - Weld County

Weld County private wells have a county water-testing route

A private well skips the testing a public system gets, so Weld County's public-health lab offers a local route to check its water.

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Water and land - Adams County

Adams County private well water should be tested by a certified lab

A private well in Adams County is unregulated and yours to test; clear water proves nothing without a certified-lab result.

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Water and land - El Paso County

An El Paso County private well needs water testing homework

A rural El Paso County well can look fine and still need testing; county Public Health runs the checks a private tap deserves.

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Water and land - Denver County

Denver Water lead filters are a bridge, not a forever fix

Denver Water's free certified filter is for use until six months after a lead service line is replaced, not a permanent stand-in for the pipe.

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Water and land - El Paso County

A failed El Paso County well bacteria test needs follow-up

A private well sample with coliform bacteria fails El Paso County's potability standard and usually needs correction such as chlorination, then a retest.

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Water and land - Denver County

Boiling Denver water does not remove lead

Boiling does not remove lead from water, and hot tap water often carries more lead than cold; a certified filter and cold water are the fix.

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Water and land - Denver County

Denver backflow prevention protects the public tap water

A backflow assembly stops pollutants on private property from being drawn back into Denver's public water; many service types must have one.

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Water and land - Jefferson County

Jeffco well water testing may mean using a certified private lab

Most Jeffco well water is fine, but clarity is not proof; Public Health recommends a certified lab test for contaminants you can't see or taste.

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Water and land - Boulder County

Boulder County well water testing is owner homework

With a private Boulder County well, routine testing and upkeep fall on you, not a utility, so safe water is owner homework.

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Water and land - Boulder County

A Boulder County well test is useful only if you read the result

A Boulder County well test only protects you once you compare the result to health standards and act on what it shows.

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