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Yah Ta Hey W & SD

Serves Yah-ta-hey, McKinley County, NM · 435 people served

Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Yah Ta Hey W & SD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • NM3532717
  • YAH-TAH-HEY
  • NM
  • 435 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 87375
EPA system ID NM3532717

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
3
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
11

Key facts

  • Yah Ta Hey W & SD draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New Mexico, July 2016.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 122 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
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 31, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Oct 31, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 20, 2014 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 16, 2024 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 15, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Nov 19, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 8, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Dec 3, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 22, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 24, 2014 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Yah Ta Hey W & SD go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 57 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 2
1990s 1 13
2000s 2 34
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 8
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 5
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute), began July 2016, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 20, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1999 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New Mexico regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Yah Ta Hey W & SD and issued 1 boil water order between 2000 and 2016. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 20, 2016 New Mexico Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule
Aug 7, 2002 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule
Sep 22, 2000 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

3 incidents

The 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

Yah Ta Hey W & SD draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Yah Ta Hey W & SD 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 Yah Ta Hey W & SD for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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