Public water system record
San Rafael Water & Sanitation District
Serves San Rafael, Cibola County, NM · 1,060 people served
Federal records show 21 health-based violations and 61 monitoring/reporting issues for San Rafael Water & Sanitation District in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 21
- Resolved
- 18
- Unresolved
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 61
Key facts
- San Rafael Water & Sanitation District draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by New Mexico, November 2016.
- Record on file since 1992, with 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 399 unknown out of 402 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 | Jan 16, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 16, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 16, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 16, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 23, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 23, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 23, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 23, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 23, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 5, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 5, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 5, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 10, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 10, 2014 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 10, 2014 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 16, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 10, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 9, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 5, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 21, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 19, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 7, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 12, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 25, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 20, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 23, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 19, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 21, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 25, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 24, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 24, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 18, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 28, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 28, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 2, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 3, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 25, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 25, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 28, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 27, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2001 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 19, 1999 | Active |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for San Rafael Water & Sanitation District go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 15 health-based violations (15 resolved) and 73 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 24 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 11 | 46 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 25 |
| 2020s | 9 | 20 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 15 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 10, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 10, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 10, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against San Rafael Water & Sanitation District and issued 1 boil water order between 2004 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in November 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2016 | New Mexico | Compliance order with a penalty | 32 violations (10 health-based): Groundwater Rule, Total Coliform, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| May 7, 2004 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
21 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
San Rafael Water & Sanitation District draws water from 2 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
San Rafael Water & Sanitation District 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