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Fort Lupton Tap Water Quality Report
Fort Lupton's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
FT LUPTON CITY OF
People Served
15,465
Health-based violations since 2020
4
FT LUPTON CITY OF. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Jan 2025 · FT LUPTON CITY OF
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Fort Lupton Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Fort Lupton's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
FT LUPTON CITY OF, Fort Lupton's water system, serves 15,465 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for FT LUPTON CITY OF is from Jan 2025.
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Fort Lupton Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Fort Lupton, CO
We read Fort Lupton, CO’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs, 2 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file) and 2 health-based EPA violations that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 131 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Fort Lupton's water
FT LUPTON CITY OF
PWSID CO0162291
FT LUPTON CITY OF reported 0.0877 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
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Recommended Water Filters for Fort Lupton
Based on Fort Lupton's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
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What Fort Lupton's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Fort Lupton, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Fort Lupton? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Weld County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Fort Lupton
Fort Lupton's tap water has an estimated 24.3 grains per gallon (415.0 mg/L, county sampling in Weld County) — very hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for an estimated 24.3 gpg water in Fort Lupton — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Colorado as a whole, read water softener cost in Colorado — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Fort Lupton Tap Water
Fort Lupton's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records 2 health-based violations for FT LUPTON CITY OF that began after its latest compliance result on file (Jan 2023): Single Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) (Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule), which began on September 1, 2023; Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) (Surface Water Treatment Rule), which began on August 1, 2023. Every such result predates them; its later EPA UCMR 5 results (Jan 2025) screen for unregulated contaminants and cannot show the water met this standard, so this page does not call the water safe.
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