Public water system record
Gamerco Water & Sanitation
Serves Gamerco, McKinley County, NM · 1,744 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Gamerco Water & Sanitation 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
- 7
- Resolved
- 7
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 16
Key facts
- Gamerco Water & Sanitation buys its water from Gallup Water System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, May 2008.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 416 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 | Mar 5, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 5, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 5, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 8, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 8, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 8, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Sep 22, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 16, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 18, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 16, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 16, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 21, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 8, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 7, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 25, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 26, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Gamerco Water & Sanitation go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 57 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 35 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 21 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule, began September 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 22, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Gamerco Water & Sanitation in 2008. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2008 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Chlorine, Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Coliform |
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.
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
Gamerco Water & Sanitation buys its water from Gallup Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Gallup Water System Gallup, NM
Annual water quality report
Gamerco Water & Sanitation 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