Public water system · CO0203834
ActiveWestern Metals Recycling
At a glance
Western Metals Recycling (PWSID CO0203834) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It reports serving 45 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. 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
45
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Western Metals Recycling compare with other water systems in Arapahoe County?
By EPA's size categories, Western Metals Recycling is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Arapahoe County has 39 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 22,146 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 863,682 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Colorado, the 2,207 active systems average 3,400 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Western Metals Recycling is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Colorado has 183 active non-transient non-community water systems, 8.3% of the state's 2,207 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,437 Colorado systems (65%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Western Metals Recycling?
EPA lists Western Metals Recycling as privately owned. 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. 22 of the 39 active systems in Arapahoe County (56%) are also privately owned.
Does Western Metals Recycling 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 2025 and February 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Benzene, Hexachlorocyclopentadiene and Nickel. EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Fluoridecode 1025 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Thalliumcode 1085 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chromiumcode 1020 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Antimonycode 1074 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | 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.
Western Metals Recycling: frequently asked questions
Who runs Western Metals Recycling?
Western Metals Recycling (PWSID CO0203834) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.
How many people does Western Metals Recycling serve?
Western Metals Recycling reports serving 45 people through 2 service connections in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Where does Western Metals Recycling get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Western Metals Recycling 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 Western Metals Recycling'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 EPA ECHO, or the CO state drinking water program.
Where can I find Western Metals Recycling's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Western Metals Recycling is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Arapahoe County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora City of | Arapahoe | 533,407 | Community | Surface water |
| East Cherry Creek Valley Wsd | Arapahoe | 66,130 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Englewood City of | Arapahoe | 57,332 | Community | Surface water |
| Southgate Wsd | Arapahoe | 55,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Southwest Metropolitan Wsd | Arapahoe | 48,648 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Arapahoe Cnty Wwwa | Arapahoe | 31,000 | 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, “Western Metals Recycling, PWSID CO0203834, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/western-metals-recycling-co0203834 (data as of October 1, 2026).