Safe Drinking Water Information Finder Tool

SWIFT Tool expands access to information about public water systems across Colorado

The department has created an online safe drinking water information finder (SWIFT) tool. The tool allows the public to access public drinking water records, system-specific results, and a summary of violations and/or sanitary survey findings along with contact information for public water systems across the state. The tool can be accessed on the department’s drinking water consumer information and data website. The tool expands transparency and access to publicly available information about public water systems across Colorado.

The data and information displayed by the tool are public information. The tool can be filtered by water system name, county, water type, and enforcement status. The tool allows the creation and sharing of individual links for any populated searches and allows the user to select various options per category. The user can download information by table. Tables can be downloaded by clicking the three dots on the upper right-hand corner of the table. Select “Export” and the preferred file format (e.g., Excel or Google Sheets). 

The tool integrates the department’s electronic record system and contains up-to-date information. For example:

• On the Public Water System table, there is a column labeled “PWS ID (Links to Records)”, if you click the link in the column, it will show all the public records related to the specific water system.
• On the Public Water System table, there is a column labeled “Enforcement”. If it shows “Open Order”, the system is currently under enforcement. If you click the link in the “Enforcement” column, it will take you to the enforcement-related records.
• On the Violations and the Inspection and Deficiencies tables, there is a column labeled “Resolved”. If it shows “Yes”, the violation and or finding has been resolved and if it shows “No”, it has not been resolved. If you believe the violation and or finding has been resolved please reach out to your compliance specialist or inspector to discuss the status further. 
• There are other record searches built into the tool, such as Reports and Notices, and Violation & Inspection Records. 

Please direct questions about the information provided on the tool to the assigned compliance specialist. 

Thank you for your partnership and commitment to making sure that Colorado’s water consumers are informed when it comes to their drinking water. 

➽ Jorge Delgado, Drinking Water Compliance Unit Manager