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Reserve Water Works

Serves Reserve, Catron County, NM · 601 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Reserve Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • NM3523402
  • RESERVE
  • NM
  • 601 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 87830
EPA system ID NM3523402

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
10

Key facts

  • Reserve Water Works draws water from 2 wells.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 263 unknown out of 275 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 23, 2021 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jul 23, 2021 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 23, 2025 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 14, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Dec 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 3, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 12, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Reserve Water Works go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 5
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 5
2020s 2 4

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

2 incidents

The 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

Reserve Water Works draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Reserve Water Works 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.

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