At the request of the City of Springfield, CO, nine public supply wells (PSW) operated by the city were sampled by personnel from the Colorado Department of Agriculture's (CDA) Agricultural Chemicals & Groundwater Protection Program (ACGPP), in May of 2015, to assess agrichemical contamination. Results from the 2015 sampling event were comparable with previous data collected by ACGPP and the City of Springfield. Nitrate was above the drinking water standard in PSW #8 and multiple pesticide active ingredients were also detected in the well. Evidence shows that the negative impacts to water quality in PSW #8 are likely man induced.
