Public water system record

La Asociacion De Agua De Los Brazos

Serves Los Ojos and Brazos, Rio Arriba County, NM · 32 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 62 monitoring/reporting issues for La Asociacion De Agua De Los Brazos in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • NM3566221
  • LOS OJOS
  • NM
  • 32 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 87551
EPA system ID NM3566221

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
8
Resolved
8
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
62

Key facts

  • La Asociacion De Agua De Los Brazos buys its water from Los Ojos MDWCA.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, March 2016.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Dec 9, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Dec 9, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Dec 9, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Dec 9, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Dec 9, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Dec 9, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 May 4, 2016 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
Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2024 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
Sep 13, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 29, 2021 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 9, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 9, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 3, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jan 26, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 6, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 20, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 19, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 28, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 28, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 8, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 8, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 8, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 8, 2017 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Oct 8, 2017 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jan 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Dec 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 12, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Nov 12, 2016 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Nov 1, 2016 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Oct 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 11, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jul 21, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jul 21, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 9, 2016 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
Jun 2, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
May 12, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
May 12, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 13, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Feb 13, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jan 27, 2016 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 18, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 18, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 14, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Dec 14, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 28, 2015 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Oct 19, 1999 Active

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for La Asociacion De Agua De Los Brazos go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (6 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 141 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 12
2000s 3 33
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 96
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 23
2020s 7 5

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

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
Jul 30, 2016 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
May 4, 2016 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Sep 1, 2015 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
Aug 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Sep 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Jul 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Mar 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New Mexico regulators and EPA took 3 formal enforcement actions against La Asociacion De Agua De Los Brazos and issued 2 boil water orders between 2002 and 2016. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 11, 2016 New Mexico Compliance order (no penalty) 46 violations (3 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Groundwater Rule
Dec 14, 2004 New Mexico Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform
Sep 23, 2004 New Mexico Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jul 19, 2004 New Mexico Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 7, 2002 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

7 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.

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

La Asociacion De Agua De Los Brazos buys its water from Los Ojos MDWCA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

Annual water quality report

La Asociacion De Agua De Los Brazos 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 La Asociacion De Agua De Los Brazos 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.