East Florence Wa, CO
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.2 ppb (monitoring period 2025-2025). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
East Florence Wa at a glance
East Florence Wa serves about 326 people through 117 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Fremont County, Colorado. EPA system ID: CO0122450; phone on file: 719-251-3253. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
East Florence Wa's lead record
Against the period ending 2024 (1.9 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for East Florence Wa is 4.7 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.2 ppb |
| 2024 | 1.9 ppb |
| 2023 | 2.6 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.4 ppb |
| 2018 | 4.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.7 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,025 Colorado systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 2 are over 15 ppb right now and 71 have gone over at some point. East Florence Wa's 1.2 ppb sits at the 58th percentile in Colorado and the 59th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
13 other systems share Fremont County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than East Florence Wa. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Canon City City Of | 34,800 | 2 ppb |
| Florence City Of | 7,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Park Center Wd | 4,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Penrose Wd | 3,149 | 0 (not detected) |
| Williamsburg Town Of | 775 | 2 ppb |
| Rockvale Town Of | 504 | 1.3 ppb |
| Brookside Town Of | 438 | 1 ppb |
| Lamplighter Mobile Home Park | 420 | 0 (not detected) |
| Coal Creek Town Of | 350 | 0.2 ppb |
| Water On The Spot | 284 | - |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Florence, CO may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask East Florence Wa whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.