City of Fountain

Your Local Representatives

Sharon Thompson, Mayor
   Email: [email protected]
   Phone: (719) 308-4793

Gordon Rick, Mayor Pro-Tem | Ward 1
   Email: [email protected]
   Phone: (719) 820-0331

Tamara Estes | Ward 2
   Email: [email protected]
   Phone: (719) 329-4315

Marcia Gieck | Ward 3
   Email: [email protected]
   Phone: (719) 329-4315

Detra Duncan | At-Large
   Email: [email protected]
   Phone: (719) 232-7009

Frederick Hinton | At-Large
   Email: [email protected]
   Phone: (719) 967-3894

Jennifer Herzberg | At-Large
   Email:  [email protected]
   Phone: (719) 492-1672

El Paso County Commissioners
   Phone: (719) 520-7276

Governor Jared Polis
   [email protected]

Michael F. Bennet, US Senate
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John Hickenlooper, US Senate
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Jeff Hurd, US Congress | Colorado District 3
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Jeff Crank, US Congress | Colorado District 5
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Representative Mary Bradfield | House District 21
     [email protected]

Senator Marc Snyder | Colorado Senate District 12
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Issue Overview

Further Reading

Fountain Valley residents exposed to contaminated water see drop in forever chemical levels in blood

“No safe level”: A lot of Colorado drinking water could contain potentially hazardous levels of “forever chemicals” under new EPA standard

Under Our Noses: PFAS Contamination in Southern Colorado

A data-driven approach to identifying PFAS water sampling priorities in Colorado, United States

Colorado may have more sites with dangerous “forever chemicals” than any other state

How can Colorado attack “forever chemicals” tainting military soil? School of Mines is leading the way to find out.

EPA’s proposed change on PFAS limits would deem dozens of Colorado water sources unsafe

Colorado Springs Utilities voluntarily expands PFAS testing in drinking water

Drinking water in three Colorado cities contaminated with toxic chemicals above EPA limits

U.S. Air Force pays $9 million for cutting-edge water treatment in Fountain following PFAS contamination concerns

Colorado Water Officials Create First-Ever Regulations For ‘Forever Chemical’ PFAS

Researchers Expand Study on “Forever Chemicals” in Drinking Water

A trail of toxicity: the US military bases making people sick

Study finds elevated levels of PFAS chemicals in blood of Security-Widefield residents

Air Force Confirms Peterson AFB Firefighting Foam Toxins Leached Into Groundwater

An attempt to ban all “forever chemicals” in Colorado failed. What will it take to finally get rid of PFAS?

Contaminated water in the Colorado Springs area | Continuing coverage

Colorado Lawmakers Call For More Federal Money To Clean Up Chemical Contamination From PFAS

Colorado finds “forever chemicals” PFAS in 100% of fish sampled in three big counties

Midway community seeks resources for PFAS contamination

Fountain celebrates new water treatment facility that removes toxic 'forever chemicals'

Fountain shows off new treatment facility Friday to remove toxic chemicals from drinking water

PFAS water contamination everywhere, but Colorado Springs-area treatment plants gaining ground

Search Colorado water providers’ PFAS levels

Air Force admits firefighting foam that was spilled on base contaminated water and soil; people south of Colorado Springs left in lurch

Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water Leave Military Families Reeling (Published 2019)

Tainted Water Near Colorado Bases Hints at Wider Safety Concerns (Published 2016)