Public water system record
Ramah Water & Sanitation District
Serves Ramah, McKinley County, NM · 517 people served
Federal records show 14 health-based violations and 28 monitoring/reporting issues for Ramah Water & Sanitation District 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
- 14
- Resolved
- 14
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 28
Key facts
- Ramah Water & Sanitation District draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, August 2019.
- Record on file since 1983, with 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 147 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 | Feb 10, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 15, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 28, 2014 | 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
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 20, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 7, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 7, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 23, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 23, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 18, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 27, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 27, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 12, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 25, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 28, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 19, 1999 | Active |
Full record since 1983
EPA's records for Ramah Water & Sanitation District go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 24 health-based violations (24 resolved) and 68 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2 | 7 |
| 2000s | 4 | 15 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 18 | 45 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 24 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 23, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 28, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1999 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Ramah Water & Sanitation District and issued 1 boil water order between 2013 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2019 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 13 violations (4 health-based): Consumer Confidence Rule, Groundwater Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice |
| Sep 21, 2015 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations: Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Oct 2, 2013 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
14 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
Ramah Water & Sanitation District draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Ramah Water & Sanitation District 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