Public water system · CO0144005
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At a glance
City of Ft Morgan (PWSID CO0144005) is an active community water system in Morgan County, Colorado. It reports serving 12,000 people through 4,201 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
12,000
Service connections
4,201
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does City of Ft Morgan compare with other water systems in Morgan County?
By EPA's size categories, City of Ft Morgan is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Morgan County has 9 active public water systems, and City of Ft Morgan is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.7 times the county average of 3,217 people per system, and accounts for 41% of the 28,953 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Colorado, the 2,207 active systems average 3,400 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City of Ft Morgan is about 79% above that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Colorado has 1,068 active community water systems, 48% of the state's 2,207 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 228 Colorado systems (10%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates City of Ft Morgan?
EPA lists City of Ft Morgan as owned by a local government. The CO state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 6 of the 9 active systems in Morgan County (67%) are also owned by a local government.
Does City of Ft Morgan have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2013 and February 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Chlorine dioxide, Chlorite, Dichloromethane and Vinyl chloride. EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorine dioxidecode 1008 | No | Archived |
| 2025-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chloritecode 1009 | No | Archived |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
City of Ft Morgan: frequently asked questions
Who runs City of Ft Morgan?
City of Ft Morgan (PWSID CO0144005) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does City of Ft Morgan serve?
City of Ft Morgan reports serving 12,000 people through 4,201 service connections in Morgan County, Colorado.
Where does City of Ft Morgan get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does City of Ft Morgan have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is City of Ft Morgan's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find City of Ft Morgan's water quality report?
As a community water system, City of Ft Morgan must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Morgan County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County Quality Wd | Morgan | 8,116 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Brush City of | Morgan | 5,122 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wiggins Town of | Morgan | 1,909 | Community | Groundwater |
| Log Lane Village Town of | Morgan | 1,006 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Hillrose Town of | Morgan | 310 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Pagels Tp | Morgan | 300 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Ft Morgan City of, PWSID CO0144005, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/ft-morgan-city-of-co0144005 (data as of October 1, 2026).