Public water system record
Orogrande MDWCA
Serves Orogrande, Otero County, NM · 92 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Orogrande 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
- 10
Key facts
- Orogrande MDWCA buys its water from Lake Section Water Company.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, June 2013.
- Record on file since 1983, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 7 unknown out of 49 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.
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
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 18, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 7, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 4, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 25, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1983
EPA's records for Orogrande MDWCA go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 52 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 23 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 19 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began June 2015, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 12, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Orogrande MDWCA between 2004 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2013 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 15 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| Nov 16, 2004 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Orogrande MDWCA buys its water from Lake Section Water Company. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Lake Section Water Company Chaparral, NM
Annual water quality report
Orogrande 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 Orogrande 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells