Public water system record
Mosquero Water System
Serves Mosquero, Harding County, NM · 260 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Mosquero 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
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 15
Key facts
- Mosquero Water System draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, February 2017.
- Record on file since 1991, with 4 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 | Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 1, 2015 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 18, 2016 | 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 |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 2, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 15, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Mosquero Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 23 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began January 2016, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Mosquero Water System and issued 2 boil water orders between 1991 and 2017. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2017 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Groundwater Rule |
| Mar 2, 2001 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jun 30, 1991 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 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
Mosquero Water System draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Mosquero 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Mosquero Water System for a copy.
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