Water Quality
Annual Gunnison County WSD Drinking Water Quality Reports
Water Quality Information
- EPA Analytical Results Report for Irwin Area (PDF)
- Gunnison Information for Private Well Owners Brochure (PDF)
- Arsenic - ToxFAQs (PDF)
- Domestic Water Quality Criteria (PDF)
- CSU Extension Publications
For more information about water quality contact:
Eric McPhail
Colorado State University Extension
275 S. Spruce Street
Gunnison, CO 81230
(970) 641-1260
Email Eric McPhail
Website
Drinking Water Information
Private well water quality is not regulated. Providing safe drinking water from a private well is the responsibility of the well owner. For more information, read the below publications, or upload the
- Gunnison Information for Private Well Owners Brochure (PDF)
- Protecting Your Private Well (PDF)
- Drinking Water from Household Wells
The two publications above address the following topics:
- Groundwater quality and potential contaminants
- Naturally occurring sources of pollution
- Installing a new well
- Well location and setbacks
- How to protect your ground water supply
- Well construction and maintenance
- Abandoned wells
- Water testing
- Interpreting your water test result
- FAQs about well water quality
For more information and to learn where do get your water tested contact:
Eric McPhail
Colorado State University Extension
275 S. Spruce Street
Gunnison, CO 81230
(970) 641-1260
Email Eric McPhail
Website
Private Drinking Water Quality Maps
The Delta County Health Department published these maps for the West Central Public Health Partnership. They highlight part the data collected from the first 300 wells that were sampled. We now have snap-shot data from about 550 private drinking water wells and springs. We expect the additional data will be uploaded from time to time as we continue to promote sampling for the next 2 years of the CDC Safe WATCH Grant.
The maps are located here: