Public water system record
Elida Water System
Serves Elida, Roosevelt County, NM · 273 people served
Federal records show 10 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Elida 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
- 10
- Resolved
- 10
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 11
Key facts
- Elida Water System draws water from 5 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2016.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, July 2013.
- Record on file since 1984, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4 unknown out of 111 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 | Oct 14, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 14, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 14, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 20, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 20, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 20, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 20, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 20, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2016 | 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
|
May 17, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 6, 2022 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 4, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 27, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 8, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 4, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1984
EPA's records for Elida Water System go back to 1984. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (17 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 0 |
| 1990s | 3 | 5 |
| 2000s | 7 | 8 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020s | 3 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 19, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1986 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1984 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Elida Water System in 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2013 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Arsenic |
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.
Arsenic
2 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Where the water comes from
Elida Water System draws water from 5 wells.
Annual water quality report
Elida 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 Elida 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