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Alamogordo Domestic Water System

Serves Alamogordo, Otero County, NM · 35,301 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Alamogordo Domestic Water System in the last ten years.

  • NM3513319
  • LA LUZ
  • NM
  • 35,301 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 88337
EPA system ID NM3513319

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Alamogordo Domestic Water System draws water from 10 wells, 1 surface water intake, 7 springs, 2 infiltration galleries and 1 reservoir.
  • Record on file since 2002, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 14,128 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2021 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2021 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2021 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Alamogordo Domestic Water System go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
2020s 0 5

Where the water comes from

Alamogordo Domestic Water System draws water from 10 wells, 1 surface water intake, 7 springs, 2 infiltration galleries and 1 reservoir. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Alamogordo Domestic Water System.

Annual water quality report

Alamogordo Domestic 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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Testing your own water

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