Public water system record
Cloudcroft Water System
Serves Cloudcroft, Otero County, NM · 2,865 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Cloudcroft Water System 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
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Cloudcroft Water System draws water from 7 wells and 11 springs.
- Most recent formal enforcement: signed compliance agreement by New Mexico, May 2011.
- Record on file since 1999, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,030 unknown out of 1,080 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 | Jul 5, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for Cloudcroft Water System go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 17 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began July 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 5, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cloudcroft Water System in 2011. The most recent was a signed compliance agreement in May 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2011 | New Mexico | Signed compliance agreement | 5 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe 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 this violation.
Where the water comes from
Cloudcroft Water System draws water from 7 wells and 11 springs.
Annual water quality report
Cloudcroft 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