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Ouray Tap Water Quality Report
No test results on file for OURAY CITY OF, Ouray's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not OURAY CITY OF's results and do not make a verdict for Ouray. Check OURAY CITY OF's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Other systems listed for Ouray with results above guidelines: VISTA VERDE VILLAGE (2 above guidelines)
People Served
1,460
Health-based violations since 2020
2
OURAY CITY OF. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Ouray Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Everything we hold on Ouray's water is below — a thin record, not a clean one. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
OURAY CITY OF, Ouray's water system, serves 1,460 people. 1 other system is listed for Ouray. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to OURAY CITY OF's.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Colorado
Ouray Water Service Areas
Fluoride in Ouray's water
OURAY CITY OF
PWSID CO0146588
No fluoride level in our data for OURAY CITY OF. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
VISTA VERDE VILLAGE
PWSID CO0142804
No fluoride level in our data for VISTA VERDE VILLAGE. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Ouray
No test results are on file for OURAY CITY OF, Ouray's water system, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
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
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
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:
No test results on file — test your own tap
We don't hold water-quality results for this system yet, so nobody can tell you what is in your water from published data. A certified lab test is the way to find out.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Ouray's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Ouray, 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 Ouray? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Ouray County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Ouray
Ouray's tap water has an estimated 13.3 grains per gallon (228.0 mg/L, county sampling in Ouray 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 13.3 gpg water in Ouray — 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 Ouray Tap Water
No test results on file for OURAY CITY OF, Ouray's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not OURAY CITY OF's results and do not make a verdict for Ouray. Check OURAY CITY OF's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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