Public water system record
Vista Real MHP
Serves an area of Doña Ana County, NM that includes Las Cruces · 124 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Vista Real MHP in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Vinyl chloride violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Vista Real MHP draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Vinyl chloride, 0.038 mg/L, federal limit 0.002 mg/L (19 times the limit), 2025.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New Mexico, July 1994.
- Record on file since 1991, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vinyl chloride
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.038 mg/L, federal limit 0.002 mg/L (19 times the limit)
|
310 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 13, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 13, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 13, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 17, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 17, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 17, 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
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Asbestos
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Vista Real MHP go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (7 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 14 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began December 2015, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 13, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 13, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 13, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 17, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 17, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 17, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Vista Real MHP between 1988 and 1994. The most recent was a boil water order in July 1994.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 1994 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Sep 30, 1988 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
6 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.
Vinyl chloride
1 incidentTest results for Vinyl chloride were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Vista Real MHP draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Vista Real MHP 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 Vista Real MHP 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.
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