Public water system record
La Bajada MDWCA
Serves Santa Fe and La Bajada, Santa Fe County, NM · 66 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for La Bajada MDWCA in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 7
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 14
Key facts
- La Bajada MDWCA draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, November 2016.
- Record on file since 2011, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 6, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 6, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 6, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 9, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 9, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 9, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 12, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 27, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 17, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 17, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
Full record since 2011
EPA's records for La Bajada MDWCA go back to 2011. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 8 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began May 2016, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 6, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 6, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 6, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 9, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 9, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 9, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against La Bajada MDWCA in 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2016 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations (6 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Groundwater Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
6 incidentsThe 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.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
La Bajada MDWCA draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
Annual water quality report
La Bajada MDWCA 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 La Bajada MDWCA for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by New Mexico.
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