Public water system record
Carrizozo Water System
Serves Carrizozo, Lincoln County, NM · 1,758 people served
Federal records show 14 health-based violations and 36 monitoring/reporting issues for Carrizozo Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 14
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 11
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 36
Key facts
- Carrizozo Water System draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 1995.
- Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 118 unknown out of 128 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 | Sep 12, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 12, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 12, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 12, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 12, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 12, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 12, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 12, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 12, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 17, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 17, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 17, 2022 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 18, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 18, 2020 | Resolved | No |
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
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 23, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 17, 2025 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 14, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 6, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 23, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 22, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 22, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 7, 2020 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Carrizozo Water System go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (3 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 56 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 15 |
| 2000s | 0 | 35 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 14 | 30 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, began April 2010, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Carrizozo Water System in 1995. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 1995.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 1995 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations: Surface Water Treatment Rule |
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
Carrizozo Water System draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Carrizozo 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