Public water system record
Sunlit Hills Water System
Serves Santa Fe, Sunlit Hills, Santa Fe Foothills and 1 more place, Santa Fe County, NM · 1,018 people served
Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 37 monitoring/reporting issues for Sunlit Hills Water System 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
- 11
- Resolved
- 11
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 37
Key facts
- Sunlit Hills Water System draws water from 11 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, November 2021.
- Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 392 unknown out of 446 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 11, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 12, 2016 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 12, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 12, 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, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 21, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 9, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 16, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 30, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 25, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 25, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 23, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 23, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 23, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 23, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 23, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 10, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 18, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 18, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 18, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 18, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 7, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 20, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 2, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Sunlit Hills Water System go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 106 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 15 |
| 1990s | 0 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0 | 69 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 17 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 8 | 22 |
| 2020s | 0 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began March 2016, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 12, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 12, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 12, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Sunlit Hills Water System in 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2021 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 14 violations (10 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
11 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.
Where the water comes from
Sunlit Hills Water System draws water from 11 wells.
Annual water quality report
Sunlit Hills Water System 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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