VOCs & pesticides · 2024
Atrazine in Colorado Springs, CO tap water
Colorado Springs, CO's 2024 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit of 3 ug/L (MCL).
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Range System-wide | 0.031 ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Reported level System-wide | 0.031 ug/L | 3 ug/L MCL |
Verbatim from Colorado Springs, CO's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Atrazine
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff.
Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
How Colorado Springs, CO compares
2 of the 61 systems measuring Atrazine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Atrazine:
People also ask
+Is there Atrazine in Colorado Springs, CO tap water?
Yes — Colorado Springs, CO's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Atrazine at 0.031 ug/L. Colorado Springs, CO's 2024 Atrazine measurement is below the federal limit of 3 ug/L (MCL).
+What's the federal limit for Atrazine in drinking water?
The federal MCL for Atrazine is 3 ug/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Atrazine?
A widely used agricultural herbicide that reaches water through runoff. Long-term exposure above the federal limit can affect the cardiovascular and reproductive systems.
+Which other U.S. cities have Atrazine over the federal limit?
2 of the 61 systems on The Water Map measuring Atrazine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Columbus, OH, Charlotte, NC.
+Where does this Atrazine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Atrazine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Colorado Springs, CO water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/co/colorado-springs/2024/source.