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El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Assoc

Serves Los Cerrillos, Santa Fe County, NM · 461 people served

Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Assoc in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.

  • NM3504126
  • CERRILLOS
  • NM
  • 461 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 87010
EPA system ID NM3504126

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
10
Resolved
10
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Assoc draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New Mexico, August 2018.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 9 unknown out of 160 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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
 110 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
 110 Aug 1, 2018 Resolved Yes
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 28, 2016 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 28, 2016 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 2, 2015 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 2, 2015 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 7, 2013 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 7, 2013 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 7, 2013 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Mar 7, 2013 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 3, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 May 12, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 23, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 23, 2018 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2016 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 18, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Assoc go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 3
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 12 15
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 8
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began January 2016, Resolved.

Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 28, 2016 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 28, 2016 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 28, 2016 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 2, 2015 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 2, 2015 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 2, 2015 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 7, 2013 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 7, 2013 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 7, 2013 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 7, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1992 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New Mexico regulators issued 2 boil water orders to El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Assoc between 1992 and 2018. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 31, 2018 New Mexico Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Dec 28, 1992 New Mexico Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

8 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.

Revised Total Coliform Rule

2 incidents

The 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

El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Assoc draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Assoc 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 El Vadito De Los Cerrillos Water Assoc for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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