Public water system record
Indian Hills Water System
Serves Moriarty and Indian Hills, Torrance County, NM · 715 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Indian Hills Water System in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Indian Hills Water System draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 1997.
- Record on file since 1988, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 264 unknown out of 293 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Active |
Full record since 1988
EPA's records for Indian Hills Water System go back to 1988. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 42 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 33 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began December 2001, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Indian Hills Water System in 1997. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1997 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Indian Hills Water System draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Indian Hills 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.
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
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