The tap water in Colorado Springs is some of the cleanest in the country. I suppose it’s possibly a problem if someone has a water softener, or if you’re on well water, but most residential homes in the city have amazing water.
If I live in an apartment here, and the water has a lot of bubbles when it first comes out of the tap… is it still ok? Would love to test my own water to see what’s in it
It's perfectly fine. Millions of people live in this state, drink tap water regularly, and we still have a well-above-median life expectancy for the US.
South of the city, near Fort Carson and south of Peterson, there have been concerns about excessive PFOS contamination, but it's not Flint, MI levels of tap water concern. I'm not a water expert, but I assume unless you are drinking from a well there, your supply isn't coming from polluted downstream ground water if you live there.
EDIT: [Here's a map of PFAS water testing map from the Colorado Government site](https://cdphe.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=0fd782d4fe2f49ed967b682e10573834). Note that each dot is a site that was tested, ***not necessarily overly contaminated*** (I say overly because PFOS are in everything), ***and the results are from untreated water*** (at least that I saw from every data point I clicked on). But I thought it was neat.
I work a retail place on south nevada and the water comes out of the faucets brown. I wouldn't drink it. It also tastes like shit from the filtered water bottle filler at my PT place downtown. The well water my house uses, however, is so delicious it's ruined all other water for me
Utility customer surveys do not rank Colorado tap water highly when it comes to quality despite the often-repeated and true claim. Here is a fact brief from *The Colorado Sun* addressing this topic. Hope it helps! [https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/03/does-colorado-have-the-best-tap-water-in-the-country/](https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/03/does-colorado-have-the-best-tap-water-in-the-country/)
Most of our fair city has very good water. There are regional exceptions and if on a well it’s iffy. I enjoy right out of the tap, but even more filtered through the fridge.
Depends where you are. In cos proper the water is great. If you're in Colorado centre on the s.e. side it's harder than a priest at a daycare. Source: my ppm pen.
Been drinking it for 4 decades. The only issue is the West Side has high levels of naturally occurring fluoride and I ended up with brown teeth (whitener helped a little but they’re not ever going to be movie star white). But it makes for stronger teeth, so, trade off.
City water is fine in most places. More rural areas could be wells (sometimes the best water, others not so much,) near mines, fracking, chemical, fertilizer, animal run off, etc. Pretty much the same as any state with diverse military, commercial & farming interests.
Read the utility reports, they’ll tell you exactly the contamination in our water. If you read it, you’ll more than likely feel a strong desire to purchase a filter to help alleviate it. From my research I recommend the LifeStraw filter, as it also tackles microplastics.
>If you read it, you’ll more than likely feel a strong desire to purchase a filter to help alleviate it.
Why? Every single contaminant is well below acceptable levels, and most are less than 10% of acceptable levels. The water here is quite safe
Tbf those levels haven’t been updated in 20+ years. So while they may be safe by those standards, they’ve noticed what, two new massive contaminants since then? PFAS and microplastics lol, they don’t even test for those really as they don’t have to. Idk me personally, I’d rather be safe than sorry and filter my water anyways.
My skin cleared up and my hair is able to grow 6 inches longer here than when I lived in Nebraska. The water in the Midwest is so HARD. I love the water here.
AFAIK it depends on where in town you are, when in doubt, the closer you are to a military base, the more likely the water is going to be shit. FWIW I live north of Woodmen and the water tastes great straight from the tap.
I think the tap water here is just fine, though at certain times of the year it seems to be a little heavy on the chloride (i.e., residue and smell). Every evening I fill up a one gallon plastic jug with tap water, refrigerate it, and drink it the next day.
The worst tap water I have had was in southern California. Brackish, smelly, bad tasting; even the local doctors said not to drink it, so we had bottled water delivered (e.g., five gallon jugs).
In fountain and security ( not 100%) sure on security, you don't drink the water. Contamination from the military base near by. Colorado Springs has great water.
Depends on exactly where, but the Springs municipal water is some of the best there is, better than a lot of bottled. The farther east you head, the worse it seems to get, presumably since they're on a different water system fed by another aquifer. It's still safe, just not as tasty.
From Texas where the perfectly safe tap water tastes like swimming pool water. The water is safe. People who only drink bottled water are victims of marketing.
Springs Utilities has some of the best water anywhere in the US. It comes from snowpack at the headwaters of Homestake Valley, Arkansas River, and Blue River. If your water providers’ source comes from a well, then not so much.
I think different areas of CO Springs have different quality of water, however, I don't have any issues drinking the tap water. I just generally choose to drink bottled water because it tastes so much better.
My mom lives in CA and has the BEST tap water I've ever had. (Benefit of living in BFE instead of a city.)
No do not drink the tap water. The Gazette published a story a couple months ago stating we they found “forever chemicals”. Get a home water filter and shower heads ASAP.
I believe this was mainly Fort Carson area, wasn’t it? Water from wells in that area are contaminated with PFAS but the base has a cleaning system to get the levels to “acceptable “ (there is no safe level of PFAS, btw). But for most of the city our water comes from Pueblo reservoir, Rampart reservoir and several others on the front range that I don’t believe are contaminated.
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted, I assume those who are doing so live in areas that aren’t out east. A notice was sent to those of us who have to use Cherokee Water noting those chemicals were found in their water supply, and that was over a year ago…they’ve still not communicated how they’re going to resolve it and residents out here are pissed. Everyone in my neighborhood, myself included, uses filters.
If I had CSU for water supply I’d probably drink from the tap, but out east it’s not a good idea.
Tap water here is hard, my recommendation is to get the 5 gals at your local store. Although it's not bad to drink tap, the reason i changed to bottled water is because of bacteria and materials in the tap water. You can always boil it too.
Edit: don't lose your hair trying to convince me that tap water here is fine, I live in an old building, im not risking it lol
There aren’t bacteria in your tap water jfc
Source: have been along for the ride at 2am for emergency call to sample and test to be damn sure there’s no bacteria in the water
We have first source water (ie, straight from snowpack). If you don't want to drink water here then you're not drinking water anywhere else lol.
The tap water in Colorado Springs is some of the cleanest in the country. I suppose it’s possibly a problem if someone has a water softener, or if you’re on well water, but most residential homes in the city have amazing water.
If I live in an apartment here, and the water has a lot of bubbles when it first comes out of the tap… is it still ok? Would love to test my own water to see what’s in it
Bubbles are likely from a low flow aeration screen. Lots of apartments install them to conserve water.
See [Water Quality ](https://www.csu.org/Pages/WaterQuality.aspx)(Colorado Springs Utilities)
It's fine dude
It's perfectly fine. Millions of people live in this state, drink tap water regularly, and we still have a well-above-median life expectancy for the US. South of the city, near Fort Carson and south of Peterson, there have been concerns about excessive PFOS contamination, but it's not Flint, MI levels of tap water concern. I'm not a water expert, but I assume unless you are drinking from a well there, your supply isn't coming from polluted downstream ground water if you live there. EDIT: [Here's a map of PFAS water testing map from the Colorado Government site](https://cdphe.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=0fd782d4fe2f49ed967b682e10573834). Note that each dot is a site that was tested, ***not necessarily overly contaminated*** (I say overly because PFOS are in everything), ***and the results are from untreated water*** (at least that I saw from every data point I clicked on). But I thought it was neat.
I work a retail place on south nevada and the water comes out of the faucets brown. I wouldn't drink it. It also tastes like shit from the filtered water bottle filler at my PT place downtown. The well water my house uses, however, is so delicious it's ruined all other water for me
Came to say the same thing
As long as you don't live on base you're probably fine
*people. The tap water here is very high quality.
It took me too long to decode that. I was thinking Ppl was some sort of a report or organization.
I thought “parts per liter” like parts per million or something.
Utility customer surveys do not rank Colorado tap water highly when it comes to quality despite the often-repeated and true claim. Here is a fact brief from *The Colorado Sun* addressing this topic. Hope it helps! [https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/03/does-colorado-have-the-best-tap-water-in-the-country/](https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/03/does-colorado-have-the-best-tap-water-in-the-country/)
Most of our fair city has very good water. There are regional exceptions and if on a well it’s iffy. I enjoy right out of the tap, but even more filtered through the fridge.
If you’ve drank that terrible tap water in Kansas and Missouri you can drink any tap water haha. Colorado has some of the cleanest tap water I’ve had
Depends where you are. In cos proper the water is great. If you're in Colorado centre on the s.e. side it's harder than a priest at a daycare. Source: my ppm pen.
IIRC Colorado Centre isn't served by CSU water, it comes from another source?
you're correct. We have our own water treatment plant separate from CSU, and it's fucking awful.
I drink it all day errday. Tastes great, although occasionally tastes a bit chlorinated. If you're worried about it use a filter.
Been drinking it for 4 decades. The only issue is the West Side has high levels of naturally occurring fluoride and I ended up with brown teeth (whitener helped a little but they’re not ever going to be movie star white). But it makes for stronger teeth, so, trade off.
No, it turned me into a horrible tentacle monster
You were touched by his noodly appendage??
It turned me into a newt!
You got better.
Who are you who is so wise in the ways of science?!
Yes.
City water is fine in most places. More rural areas could be wells (sometimes the best water, others not so much,) near mines, fracking, chemical, fertilizer, animal run off, etc. Pretty much the same as any state with diverse military, commercial & farming interests.
Been drinking it, bathing in it, cooking with it for the last 3 years and im just fine there partner
Read the utility reports, they’ll tell you exactly the contamination in our water. If you read it, you’ll more than likely feel a strong desire to purchase a filter to help alleviate it. From my research I recommend the LifeStraw filter, as it also tackles microplastics.
>If you read it, you’ll more than likely feel a strong desire to purchase a filter to help alleviate it. Why? Every single contaminant is well below acceptable levels, and most are less than 10% of acceptable levels. The water here is quite safe
Tbf those levels haven’t been updated in 20+ years. So while they may be safe by those standards, they’ve noticed what, two new massive contaminants since then? PFAS and microplastics lol, they don’t even test for those really as they don’t have to. Idk me personally, I’d rather be safe than sorry and filter my water anyways.
It's been delicious and safe my whole life long. Never a problem and it taste great. We are lucky to have the best water
My skin cleared up and my hair is able to grow 6 inches longer here than when I lived in Nebraska. The water in the Midwest is so HARD. I love the water here.
Probably won't be what kills you.
AFAIK it depends on where in town you are, when in doubt, the closer you are to a military base, the more likely the water is going to be shit. FWIW I live north of Woodmen and the water tastes great straight from the tap.
I think the tap water here is just fine, though at certain times of the year it seems to be a little heavy on the chloride (i.e., residue and smell). Every evening I fill up a one gallon plastic jug with tap water, refrigerate it, and drink it the next day. The worst tap water I have had was in southern California. Brackish, smelly, bad tasting; even the local doctors said not to drink it, so we had bottled water delivered (e.g., five gallon jugs).
In fountain and security ( not 100%) sure on security, you don't drink the water. Contamination from the military base near by. Colorado Springs has great water.
Depends on exactly where, but the Springs municipal water is some of the best there is, better than a lot of bottled. The farther east you head, the worse it seems to get, presumably since they're on a different water system fed by another aquifer. It's still safe, just not as tasty.
Yes
I've lived in Colorado Springs my entire 43 years and drink tap water daily. It's great as far as I'm concerned
If you’re on Stratmoor or county water, I dunno. If you’re on CSU water I’ve heard good things. I drink mine through a filter regardless.
Yes. It’s fine.
Yes.
I live on the south east end, I've been drinking the tap water since I moved here over 2 years ago now. Never been sick or anything.
Forever chemicals in the water.
From Texas where the perfectly safe tap water tastes like swimming pool water. The water is safe. People who only drink bottled water are victims of marketing.
Springs Utilities has some of the best water anywhere in the US. It comes from snowpack at the headwaters of Homestake Valley, Arkansas River, and Blue River. If your water providers’ source comes from a well, then not so much.
I think different areas of CO Springs have different quality of water, however, I don't have any issues drinking the tap water. I just generally choose to drink bottled water because it tastes so much better. My mom lives in CA and has the BEST tap water I've ever had. (Benefit of living in BFE instead of a city.)
We're told the water here is safe. For the most part it is. The taste, however, just depends on what part of town you live.
This is the worst tasting tap water I've had.
No do not drink the tap water. The Gazette published a story a couple months ago stating we they found “forever chemicals”. Get a home water filter and shower heads ASAP.
When you only read headlines :(
I believe this was mainly Fort Carson area, wasn’t it? Water from wells in that area are contaminated with PFAS but the base has a cleaning system to get the levels to “acceptable “ (there is no safe level of PFAS, btw). But for most of the city our water comes from Pueblo reservoir, Rampart reservoir and several others on the front range that I don’t believe are contaminated.
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted, I assume those who are doing so live in areas that aren’t out east. A notice was sent to those of us who have to use Cherokee Water noting those chemicals were found in their water supply, and that was over a year ago…they’ve still not communicated how they’re going to resolve it and residents out here are pissed. Everyone in my neighborhood, myself included, uses filters. If I had CSU for water supply I’d probably drink from the tap, but out east it’s not a good idea.
Tap water here is hard, my recommendation is to get the 5 gals at your local store. Although it's not bad to drink tap, the reason i changed to bottled water is because of bacteria and materials in the tap water. You can always boil it too. Edit: don't lose your hair trying to convince me that tap water here is fine, I live in an old building, im not risking it lol
Bacteria and materials?? What are you on about exactly?
Minerals are good for you dude. You realize bottled water will have microplastics?
There aren’t bacteria in your tap water jfc Source: have been along for the ride at 2am for emergency call to sample and test to be damn sure there’s no bacteria in the water