Public water system record
Estancia Water System
Serves Estancia, Torrance County, NM · 1,355 people served
Federal records show 14 health-based violations and 18 monitoring/reporting issues for Estancia Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 14
- Resolved
- 14
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 18
Key facts
- Estancia Water System draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by New Mexico, June 2025.
- Record on file since 1995, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 442 unknown out of 442 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 26, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 26, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 26, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 16, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 16, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 16, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 16, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 16, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 22, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 22, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 22, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 22, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Apr 22, 2022 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 21, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 18, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 21, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 13, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 31, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 8, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1995
EPA's records for Estancia Water System go back to 1995. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 14 | 15 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2010, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Estancia Water System and issued 1 boil water order between 2010 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in June 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | New Mexico | Compliance order with a penalty | 9 violations (7 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Sep 24, 2010 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
13 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
Estancia Water System draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Estancia 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.
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