Public water system record
San Cristobal MDWCA
Serves San Cristobal, Taos County, NM · 165 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for San Cristobal MDWCA in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- San Cristobal MDWCA draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by New Mexico, September 2013.
- Record on file since 1999, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 59 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 19, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for San Cristobal MDWCA go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 37 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 11 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 24 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2013, Resolved.
Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against San Cristobal MDWCA and issued 2 boil water orders between 2011 and 2013. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2013 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 19, 2012 | New Mexico | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 29, 2011 | New Mexico | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (2 health-based): Consumer Confidence Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
San Cristobal MDWCA draws water from 1 infiltration gallery.
Annual water quality report
San Cristobal MDWCA 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 San Cristobal MDWCA 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