Public water system record
Carlsbad Municipal Water System
Serves Carlsbad and La Huerta, Eddy County, NM · 33,626 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Carlsbad Municipal Water System 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
- 5
Key facts
- Carlsbad Municipal Water System draws water from 33 wells.
- Record on file since 1992, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 10,902 unknown out of 13,178 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 12, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 21, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for Carlsbad Municipal Water System go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 12 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began September 2012, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 28, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Carlsbad Municipal Water System draws water from 33 wells. 1 other community water system and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Carlsbad Municipal Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Otis MDWCA Carlsbad, NM
Annual water quality report
Carlsbad Municipal 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.
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