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Thoreau Water & Sanitation District

Serves Thoreau, McKinley County, NM · 1,173 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Thoreau Water & Sanitation District in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • NM3508817
  • THOREAU
  • NM
  • 1,173 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 87323
EPA system ID NM3508817

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
19

Key facts

  • Thoreau Water & Sanitation District draws water from 2 wells.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 496 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
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 23, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 23, 2024 Resolved No
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
 Jul 28, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2019 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 20, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1986

EPA's records for Thoreau Water & Sanitation District go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (4 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 2 0
1990s 0 2
2000s 1 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 10
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 12
2020s 3 6

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began January 2014, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2014 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1986 Archived
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1986 Archived

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

2 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.

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Thoreau Water & Sanitation District draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Thoreau 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.

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Testing your own water

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