We read 9 results from Arvada City of’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 1 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 146,743 people · Water system ID CO0130001 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead90th percentile of 53 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2024 · Customer taps (53 homes) · 2025 report, page 10 | 3.1 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal16x the health goal |
| Bariumaverage · range 0.03 to 0.03 · listed as a violation in the report · Arvada plant, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report, page 9 | 0.03 ppm | 2 ppm | 2 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Chlorineaverage · range 0.23 to 1.33 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 10 | 0.93 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of 53 homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2024 · Customer taps (53 homes) · 2025 report, page 10 | 0.11 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 21 to 30.5 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 10 | 30.5 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 27.1 to 45.4 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 10 | 45.4 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Fluorideaverage · range 0.58 to 0.69 · listed as a violation in the report · Ralston plant, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report, page 9 | 0.64 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Nitrate (as N)average · range ND to 0.1 · listed as a violation in the report · Ralston plant · 2025 report, page 9 | 0.05 ppm | 10 ppm | 10 ppm | Below the health goal |
| Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · range 0.01 to 0.43 · listed as a violation in the report · Arvada plant, highest of 2 sources · 2025 report, page 9 | 0.43 NTU | None set | 1 NTU | Below the legal limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Arvada City of’s water between Mar 2023 and Feb 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium9.6 ppbFound in 1 of 8 samples · highest resultBelow EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
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