Safe Drinking Water Act

Safe Drinking Water Act

The Deer Creek Water District's drinking water meets or exceeds all federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards. In fact, our water is tested more thoroughly and frequently than most bottled water.

The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) was passed by Congress in 1974 and has been amended several times. The Environmental Protection Agency writes the regulations to carry out the provisions of the act, which is administered through the State of Nevada.

The purpose of the Safe Drinking Water Act is to ensure that the drinking water supplied to the public is safe. EPA sets national drinking water standards that water system providers must follow.
Testing the water

Colorado is a primacy state, which means that it has been given the authority to oversee public drinking water systems within the state. The state is responsible for making sure that all water purveyors follow the requirements of the SDWA. The EPA monitors the state's drinking water program to ensure that the state is fulfilling its responsibilities.

The water supply is analyzed for:
• metals and other inorganic chemicals
• radiological constituents
• bacteria
• viruses
• protozoans (such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia)
• organic chemicals

Website Accessibility Policy

Deer Creek Water District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Deer Creek Water District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

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Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Deer Creek Water District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Deer Creek Water District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at .

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.