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W-3Develop a Strategic Water Quality Improvement and Enforcement Plan for consecutive systems

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Addressing consecutive systems is outside the jurisdiction of the City. City staff is constantly working to improve water quality in our potable water system and our watershed within its jurisdiction, which is detailed below.

A consecutive system is a public water system that receives, through purchase or other means, treated water from another system and distributes that water through a distribution system it owns. Consecutive systems are found in several Longmont mobile home and multi-family communities. This strategy focuses on addressing water quality and adequate monitoring of these systems to ensure all Longmont residents have access to quality drinking water.

Actions to assess water quality:

  • The City develops an annual drinking water quality report and is consistently achieving compliance with Regulation 11 Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulations. A copy of the 2023 drinking water quality report can be found below.

  • Although it doesn’t impact the City of Longmont directly, House Bill HB23-1257, passed this year, establishes a CDPHE-administered water testing program for mobile home parks. This program requires the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to test water quality in these parks. The City of Longmont is tracking and supporting, where possible, state efforts to improve water quality for our residents. For more information, visit the CDPHE's Mobile Home Parks page.

  • The City of Longmont actively protects the quality of public drinking water and consecutive systems through the Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control Program.
  • The City of Longmont actively protects the quality of public drinking water and consecutive systems through the Lead and Copper monitoring program and through compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulations 5 CCR 1002-11 - 11.17). The City's treated drinking water continues to surpass both state and federal standards for Lead and Copper. In 2021, the EPA announced updates to drinking water regulations requiring water systems to investigate the materials of water service lines in their system and develop a comprehensive inventory. The City completed this water service line investigation in 2024, which resulted in a Non-Lead classification for all water service lines within City boundaries. The in-depth investigation of the City’s water lines included:
    • Reviewed all available historical records related to existing water lines
    • Verified pipe material for a representative number of service lines
    • Evaluated reliability of historical records review
    • Submitted findings to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

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Responsible organizations

Contact persons

  • Andrew Albright
    Water Quality Specialist II
    Environmental Affairs
  • Brandon McCormick
    Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control Coordinator
    Water and Waste Services
  • Ariel Retuta
    Civil Engineer II
    Environmental Affairs
Information updated 01/07/2025

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