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Moongate West

Serves an area of Doña Ana County, NM that includes Organ and Las Cruces · 13,362 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Moongate West in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • NM3501207
  • ORGAN
  • NM
  • 13,362 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 88052
EPA system ID NM3501207

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
6
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Moongate West draws water from 4 wells.
  • Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,026 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 Dec 12, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 12, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 12, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 12, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 12, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 12, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Aug 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 28, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 28, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 28, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 28, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 28, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 28, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Moongate West go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 34 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 31
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 6 6
2020s 0 1

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

6 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

Moongate West draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

Moongate West 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

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