Plumbing for Security-Widefield homes, after the PFAS years
Security-Widefield is about 12 miles south of downtown Colorado Springs, with 38,639 residents and 87.2 percent owner-occupied homes. Many were built in the mid-1980s, and the water history here still shapes what homeowners ask us.
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Plumbing in Security-Widefield is shaped by water history and housing age. Security Water District shut its Widefield Aquifer wells in 2016 after PFAS were found and has reported non-detect PFOA and PFOS since its treatment plant opened in 2021, while the median home here dates to 1986.
From the 2016 PFAS finding to the SAMS plant
In 2016, after the EPA and the state lowered the allowed limit, perfluorinated chemicals turned up in wells serving Security, Widefield and Fountain. Officials suspected firefighting foam used at Peterson Air Force Base, and a health advisory went out for pregnant women and babies. Security Water District, which serves about 19,000 residential and business customers, shut its Widefield Aquifer wells that year.
In 2021 the district opened the Security Area Mitigation System, an ion exchange resin plant built with the U.S. Air Force, and it reports PFOA and PFOS at non-detect levels since. Some homeowners still want a second barrier at the tap. An under-sink reverse osmosis system or a whole-house carbon filter is a reasonable choice, and we explain what each one does and does not remove.
Two water districts, one community
Water here comes from two providers. Security Water District covers the northern section and part of Fountain, and Widefield Water and Sanitation District covers a small northern piece and the southern section. When you call about a leak in the yard, we ask which bill you get so we know whose meter and curb stop we are working around.
Next door, Fountain runs its own utility with water that changes hardness by season, so advice that fits one side of the line may not fit the other.
Common jobs
The plumbing calls we get most in Security-Widefield
Reverse Osmosis Systems: what it costs and how it runs
The 2016 PFAS history leaves many owners wanting a barrier at the kitchen tap.
Whole-House Water Filtration: what it costs and how it runs
Whole-house carbon is the step up from a single-tap filter.
Electric tank replacement
Homes from the mid-1980s are well into their later heaters.
Whole-House Repiping in Colorado Springs
Some homes of this era carry polybutylene supply lines.
How we handle main shut-off valve replacement
Original gate valves seize after decades without use.
Main Water Line Repair in Colorado Springs
Yard lines on older lots develop leaks between meter and house.
Mid-1980s houses at replacement age
With a median build year of 1986, much of the housing here has been through two or three water heaters, and original shutoff valves, supply lines and toilet parts are near the end. Gate valves seize, braided connectors bulge and wax rings let go. Homes from that period can also carry gray polybutylene supply pipe, which we look for on every visit because its fittings are a known failure point.
When the leaks keep coming in one house, repiping in PEX or copper ends the cycle. For smaller jobs, a ball-valve main shutoff is worth fitting before the next freeze, so the water can actually be stopped when something fails.
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FAQ
Plumbing questions from Security-Widefield
Security Water District reports PFOA and PFOS at non-detect levels since its treatment plant came online in 2021. We are plumbers, not a lab, so check the district's water quality page for current results. If you want an extra barrier, an under-sink RO system is a common choice.
Security Water District serves the northern section, and Widefield Water and Sanitation District serves a small northern piece plus the southern section. Your water bill tells you which, and that decides who handles the street side of a leak.
No. A softener exchanges hardness minerals and is not built to remove PFAS. Reverse osmosis and activated carbon are the filter types used for PFAS concerns, and we install both.
Yes. It is about 12 miles south of downtown Colorado Springs and squarely inside our service area. Phones are answered 24/7.
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