Public water system record
Rolling Hills WUA
Serves an area of Otero County, NM that includes La Luz · 57 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Rolling Hills WUA in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- Rolling Hills WUA draws water from 1 spring.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, January 2011.
- Record on file since 1991, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 28, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 28, 2024 | 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
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Rolling Hills WUA go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (8 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 6 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 2 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began April 2013, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 7, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 10, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Rolling Hills WUA and issued 1 boil water order between 2007 and 2011. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2011 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations (4 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 31, 2007 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Oct 31, 2007 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 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.
Where the water comes from
Rolling Hills WUA draws water from 1 spring.
Annual water quality report
Rolling Hills WUA 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 Rolling Hills WUA 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells