Press Release PDF

For immediate release
November 26, 2025

Media contacts
Summit County Government
Adrienne Saia Isaac | Communications Director
adrienne.isaac@summitcountyco.gov

Town of Breckenridge Communications Department
outreach@townofbreckenridge.com

Required Update on Wayside Building Lead Action Level Testing

Summit County, Colo. – The Wayside recently exceeded the lead action level in its drinking water during routine sampling conducted September 16, 2025. The EPA has set an action level for lead at 15 parts per billion (ppb) based on the 90th percentile of all sample results. Our 90th percentile for lead was 34 ppb. The Wayside collected five samples and one sample was above the 15 ppb action level. The water operator is investigating the cause of the high lead result(s) as well as the corrosivity of the water on plumbing materials within our service area.

This water system only serves one residential building – Wayside – and all occupants of that building were personally contacted once results were returned. Under the guidance of CDPHE, public education materials were developed and delivered to each resident and posted in the building’s public spaces. All notifications were completed in compliance with CDPHE regulations.

As a result of exceeding the lead action level, owners of the building are required to provide this press release to local radio, newspaper, and TV media.

If public have questions about this press release, please contact:

• Breckenridge Housing Department: 970.547.3107
• Summit County Housing Department: 970.668.4210

Media inquiries can be directed to Adrienne Saia Isaac, Director of Communications for Summit County Government, or Town of Breckenridge Communications.

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