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Intrepid Potash West

On record as serving Carlsbad, Eddy County, NM · Serves 71 people

Federal records show 13 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Intrepid Potash West in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • NM3590708
  • CARLSBAD
  • NM
  • 71 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 88220
EPA system ID NM3590708

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
13
Resolved
13
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Intrepid Potash West draws water from 12 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by New Mexico, May 2007.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5 unknown out of 5 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 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Dec 19, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Feb 2, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Intrepid Potash West go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 6 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 13 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2006, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1999 Resolved

Enforcement actions

New Mexico regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Intrepid Potash West and issued 1 boil water order between 2006 and 2007. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2007.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 3, 2007 New Mexico Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jun 20, 2006 New Mexico Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

13 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

Intrepid Potash West draws water from 12 wells. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Intrepid Potash West.

Annual water quality report

Intrepid Potash West 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 Intrepid Potash West for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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