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Mescalero Fence Canyon

Serves High Rolls, Otero County, NM · 173 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Mescalero Fence Canyon in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • 063506233
  • City not reported
  • 173 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP Not reported
EPA system ID 063506233

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Mescalero Fence Canyon draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, June 2015.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 53 unknown out of 53 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 27, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 6, 2017 Resolved No

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Mescalero Fence Canyon go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 7
2000s 2 9
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began January 2007, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Mescalero Fence Canyon in 2015, filed as 2 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 11, 2015 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Mescalero Fence Canyon draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Mescalero Fence Canyon must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Mescalero Fence Canyon for a copy.

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