Public water system record
Otis MDWCA
Serves an area of Eddy County, NM that includes Carlsbad and Livingston Wheeler · 4,464 people served
Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 62 monitoring/reporting issues for Otis MDWCA in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 8
- Resolved
- 7
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 62
Key facts
- Otis MDWCA draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, December 2019.
- Record on file since 1991, with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 10, 2018 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 15, 2018 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 20, 2025 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 21, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 7, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 20, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 31, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 14, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 18, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 18, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 27, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 13, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 23, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 27, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 16, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 10, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 14, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 27, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Otis MDWCA go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (5 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 8 | 14 |
| 2020s | 0 | 44 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2006, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Otis MDWCA in 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) | 9 violations (8 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
8 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.
Where the water comes from
Otis MDWCA draws water from 6 wells. It also buys water from Carlsbad Municipal Water System.
Buys water from
- Carlsbad Municipal Water System Carlsbad, NM
Annual water quality report
Otis 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.
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