Oak Meadows Mhp, CO
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.8 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). 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.
About Oak Meadows Mhp
Oak Meadows Mhp serves about 200 people through 128 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Montezuma County, Colorado. EPA system ID: CO0142567; phone on file: 970-560-9500. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2025 (0.4 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Oak Meadows Mhp is 0.8 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2025 | 0.4 ppb |
How Oak Meadows Mhp compares
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. Oak Meadows Mhp's 0.8 ppb sits at the 45th percentile in Colorado and the 48th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
9 other systems share Montezuma County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Oak Meadows Mhp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Montezuma Wc | 13,797 | 2.9 ppb |
| Cortez City Of | 8,770 | 2.2 ppb |
| Dolores Town Of | 1,626 | 2.3 ppb |
| Mancos Town Of | 1,390 | 0.9 ppb |
| Mancos Rural Water Company | 1,300 | 0 (not detected) |
| Montezuma Cnty Wd No 1 | 490 | 0 (not detected) |
| Vista Verde Village | 200 | 0.3 ppb |
| Elegant Hills Mhp | 170 | 1.6 ppb |
| Neighbors Of 7th Street Mhp | 96 | 1.4 ppb |
Next steps for Cortez, CO
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Cortez, 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 Oak Meadows Mhp 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.