Public water system record
Morningside Water Users Cooperative
Serves Artesia and Morningside, Eddy County, NM · 364 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 43 monitoring/reporting issues for Morningside Water Users Cooperative in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 43
Key facts
- Morningside Water Users Cooperative buys its water from Artesia Municipal Water System.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, December 2019.
- Record on file since 1998, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 22, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 22, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 22, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 22, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 25, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 14, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 13, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 21, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 17, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 17, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 13, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 25, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 14, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 16, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 12, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 20, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 6, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1998
EPA's records for Morningside Water Users Cooperative go back to 1998. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 22 |
| 2020s | 1 | 21 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began May 2013, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 11, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 13, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Morningside Water Users Cooperative between 2015 and 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2019 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 20 violations (4 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Groundwater Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Public Notice |
| Feb 2, 2015 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (2 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Public Notice |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
4 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.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Morningside Water Users Cooperative buys its water from Artesia Municipal Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Artesia Municipal Water System Artesia, NM
Annual water quality report
Morningside Water Users Cooperative 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 Morningside Water Users Cooperative 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