Public water system record
Pinos Altos MDWCA
Serves Pinos Altos, Grant County, NM · 348 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Pinos Altos MDWCA in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Pinos Altos MDWCA buys its water from Silver City Water System.
- Record on file since 2003, with 1 health-based violation before October 20, 2016.
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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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 26, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for Pinos Altos MDWCA go back to 2003. Before October 20, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2005, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Pinos Altos MDWCA buys its water from Silver City Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Silver City Water System Silver City, NM
Annual water quality report
Pinos Altos MDWCA 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 Pinos Altos MDWCA for a copy.
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.
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