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Sagebrush Water Co-Op

Serves Williams Acres, McKinley County, NM · 54 people served

Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Sagebrush Water Co-Op in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • NM3561317
  • MENTMORE
  • NM
  • 54 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 87319
EPA system ID NM3561317

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
11
Resolved
9
Unresolved
2
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
9

Key facts

  • Sagebrush Water Co-Op draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 1993.
  • Record on file since 1983, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 16 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 May 17, 2024 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 May 17, 2024 Active No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 23, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 23, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Apr 26, 2015 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2024 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 26, 2024 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 6, 2020 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
 Aug 28, 2018 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 25, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 25, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1983

EPA's records for Sagebrush Water Co-Op go back to 1983. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 66 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 8
1990s 1 10
2000s 0 30
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 18
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 2
2020s 8 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began April 2015, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 26, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1997 Resolved

Enforcement actions

EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Sagebrush Water Co-Op in 1993. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 1993.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 10, 1993 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations: Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

11 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

Sagebrush Water Co-Op draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Sagebrush Water Co-Op 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 Sagebrush Water Co-Op for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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