Contents Chapter 4. Water at the tap
Town water and your water report
A Grand Junction water quality report comes from your provider, so start with the name on your bill; Project 7, Ute Water and Clifton Water post theirs online.
- Use this when
- You are on a town or district line and want to know where the water comes from and what's in it.
- Done when
- You know your provider, have its latest report, and have noted its sodium figure and disinfectant.
- Who
- You
Written for this manual, last checked against sources November 4, 2026. Who wrote it
4-1.1 Who supplies your water?
Your bill names your provider, and that name is the place to start. The table covers providers whose own pages were readable in November 2026. Water can pass through more than one body before it reaches you, so a town may post another provider's report.
| Provider | Who it serves, as stated | Source water | Latest report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project 7 Water Authority | Treats water for City of Montrose, City of Delta, Town of Olathe, Tri-County, Menoken and Chipeta | Blue Mesa and the Gunnison River | 2026 edition, covering 2025 |
| Tri-County Water | Posts the Project 7 report as its own | Through Project 7 | 2026 edition |
| Ute Water | Lines from De Beque Canyon to the Utah line | Grand Mesa snowmelt first, Colorado River and Ruedi second | Covers calendar 2025, no violations stated |
| Clifton Water District | About 10,720 acres, roughly 30 Road to 34 1/2 Road, I-70 to the Colorado River, plus some residents south of the river and in Whitewater | Colorado River and Grand Valley Canal diversions, plus water bought from Ute and Grand Junction | 2026 edition, covering 2025 |
4-1.2 What if your town isn't in the table?
Then its supplier stays unconfirmed here, and your bill or town hall has the answer. We couldn't open these towns' pages when this was last checked in November 2026, so ask each one directly.
- Grand Junction. The city's report, hardness figure, service area and backflow rules all stayed unread. Ask the city for its latest report.
- Fruita. A Ute supply couldn't be confirmed, since the Ute pages opened here name no towns.
- City of Montrose, City of Delta, Olathe. Project 7 names them as supplied. Their own reports weren't reachable.
- Palisade, Paonia, Crawford. Reports are posted at these addresses: Palisade, 2024, Paonia, 2025 and Crawford, 2024. Those files couldn't be read here, so no supplier or number is given.
- Hotchkiss, Cedaredge, Orchard City. Supplier and hardness are both unconfirmed.
4-1.3 How do you read a water report?
Work through it in order, starting with the dates. The report year and the data year usually differ, as Project 7's 2026 report covers 2025. Most of the page is a table of what was found against what's allowed.
Reading a yearly water report
- Cover year and data yearNOTE BOTH
- Who supplied the waterCHECK THE NAME
- Violations sectionREAD FIRST
- Sources of waterNOTE THEM
- SodiumCOPY FOR §4-2
- HardnessMAY BE MISSING
- DisinfectantCHLORINE OR CHLORAMINE
- ReportFILE WITH HOUSE CARD
A missing number doesn't mean a problem. Clifton's 2026 report gives sodium at 72.2 ppm and combined uranium at 2 ppb (2024), and it gives no hardness figure at all. If you need a number the report doesn't carry, ask the provider, or use a field kit as in §4-2.
4-1.4 Does it matter which disinfectant your provider uses?
It matters if you run treatment gear or want to compare reports, because the Slope has both kinds. Clifton says it uses free chlorine, "vs. chloramines used by another local water utility." Project 7's 2025 composite data shows monochloramine in finished water. Tell a filter seller which one you have, so the answer you get fits your water. That tip is practical advice, not a source's.
Ute posts more than a yearly report. Its weekly dashboard updates on Fridays and read 178 mg/L for hardness when opened in November 2026. Its 2026 monthly averages are a better guide to the year than any one week, and §4-2 uses them.
Also asked
Why does my report have another provider's name on it?
Some suppliers buy treated water. Project 7 treats water for several towns and districts, and Tri-County posts the Project 7 report as its own, so the name on the report may not match your bill.
Is the Grand Junction report in this manual?
No. We couldn't open the city's pages when this was last checked in November 2026. Ask the city, and don't assume another Grand Valley provider's numbers apply to you.
Does town water ever change through the year?
Yes. Project 7's 2025 hardness ran highest in January, and Ute's 2026 monthly figures rose through the year. §4-2 has the numbers.
What does a stated "no violations" cover?
It covers what that report says about that year. Ute's 2025 report states none for calendar 2025. Read the next edition when it comes out.
Where this comes from
- Project 7 Water Authority, 2026 report: towns and districts served, report year.
- Project 7, facts and links: raw water source.
- Project 7, 2025 composite water quality: monochloramine in finished water.
- Tri-County Water, reports: posts the Project 7 report.
- Ute Water, 2025 report: sources, service reach, no violations stated.
- Ute Water, 2026 monthly averages: monthly figures.
- Ute Water, weekly dashboard: Friday updates and the reading when opened.
- Clifton Water District, about: service area.
- Clifton Water District, 2026 report: sources, sodium, uranium, no hardness.
- Clifton Water District, FAQ: free chlorine.
Sources checked November 4, 2026.