Public water system · CO0144035

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Wiggins Town of

At a glance

Town of Wiggins (PWSID CO0144035) is an active community water system in Morgan County, Colorado. It reports serving 1,909 people through 841 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,909

Service connections

841

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDCO0144035

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,909

Service connections841

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyCO state drinking water program

City served—

StateColorado

ZIP—

CountyMorgan County

How does Town of Wiggins compare with other water systems in Morgan County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Wiggins is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Morgan County has 9 active public water systems, and Town of Wiggins is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 41% below the county average of 3,217 people per system, and accounts for 6.6% 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 Town of Wiggins is well below 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. 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 Town of Wiggins?

EPA lists Town of Wiggins 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 Town of Wiggins have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2011 and March 2025. By type: 5 contaminant level above the legal limit, 4 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (6 of them). 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
2025-03-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2024-09-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2024-06-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2013-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2012-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2012-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2012-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2012-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	Resolved
2011-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample · code 01	Nitratecode 1040	Yes	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.

Town of Wiggins: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Wiggins?

Town of Wiggins (PWSID CO0144035) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the CO state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Wiggins serve?

Town of Wiggins reports serving 1,909 people through 841 service connections in Morgan County, Colorado.

Where does Town of Wiggins 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 Town of Wiggins have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Town of Wiggins' 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, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Town of Wiggins' water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Wiggins 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
Ft Morgan City of	Morgan	12,000	Community	Surface water
Morgan County Quality Wd	Morgan	8,116	Community	Purchased surface water
Brush City of	Morgan	5,122	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, “Wiggins Town of, PWSID CO0144035, Colorado”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/colorado/wiggins-town-of-co0144035 (data as of October 1, 2026).