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Artesia Rural Water Cooperative

Serves an area of Eddy County, NM that includes Artesia and Atoka · 1,880 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Artesia Rural Water Cooperative in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Thallium, Total violation.

  • NM3530608
  • ARTESIA
  • NM
  • 1,880 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 88210
EPA system ID NM3530608

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Artesia Rural Water Cooperative draws water from 3 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Thallium, Total, 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.002 mg/L (15 times the limit), 2025.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 786 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
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.002 mg/L (15 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved No
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.002 mg/L (15 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved No
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.029 mg/L, federal limit 0.002 mg/L (15 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved No
Thallium, Total
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.028 mg/L, federal limit 0.002 mg/L (14 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Artesia Rural Water Cooperative go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 0
2020s 4 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2011, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1999 Resolved

What the violations mean

Thallium, Total

4 incidents

Test results for Thallium, Total were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Artesia Rural Water Cooperative draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Artesia Rural Water Cooperative 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

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