Public water system record
Canada De Los Alamos MDWCA
Serves Santa Fe and Cañada de los Alamos, Santa Fe County, NM · 68 people served
Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 27 monitoring/reporting issues for Canada De Los Alamos MDWCA in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 8
- Resolved
- 8
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 27
Key facts
- Canada De Los Alamos MDWCA draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New Mexico, October 2017.
- Record on file since 1999, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 26 service lines.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 27, 2020 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 27, 2020 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 27, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 27, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 30, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2023 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2021 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 29, 2020 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 14, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2019 | Active |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 15, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 6, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 15, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2015 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2014 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2013 | Active |
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Ground Water Rule
OTHER
|
Dec 11, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 30, 2011 | Active |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Canada De Los Alamos MDWCA go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 resolved) and 82 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 70 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4 | 14 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Uranium, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 32 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 31 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
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Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 31 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 32 µg/L, federal limit 30 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Canada De Los Alamos MDWCA and issued 2 boil water orders between 2013 and 2017. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2017 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jan 19, 2016 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Combined Uranium |
| Sep 26, 2013 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
7 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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Canada De Los Alamos MDWCA draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Canada De Los Alamos 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 Canada De Los Alamos 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells