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Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South Valley

Serves an area of Doña Ana County, NM that includes Vado, La Mesa, Berino and 3 more places · 11,542 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South Valley in the last ten years.

  • NM3502407
  • ANTHONY
  • NM
  • 11,542 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 88021
EPA system ID NM3502407

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

Key facts

  • Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South Valley draws water from 9 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, December 2009.
  • Record on file since 2010, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,908 unknown out of 4,908 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 2010

EPA's records for Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South Valley go back to 2010. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 14 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began April 2013, Resolved.

Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.016 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2011 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2011 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.019 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South Valley in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 22, 2009 New Mexico Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations (8 health-based): Arsenic

Where the water comes from

Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South Valley draws water from 9 wells.

Annual water quality report

Lower Rio Grande Pwwa South Valley 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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