New Mexico
Eddy County drinking water quality
28 active public water systems serve 67,133 people in Eddy County. 8 are compliant, 20 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 1 is a designated serious violator, and 2 carry a health flag.
Needs attention
Community water systems
14 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carlsbad Municipal Water System Carlsbad |
33,626 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Artesia Municipal Water System Artesia |
15,176 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Otis Mdwca Carlsbad |
4,464 | 7 | 2 | |
|
Artesia Rural Water Cooperative Artesia |
1,950 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Loving Water System Loving |
1,862 | 4 | 2 | |
|
Cottonwood Water Mdwca Artesia |
1,781 | 3 | 0 | |
|
Malaga Mdwc Swa Malaga |
868 | 5 | 0 | |
|
Happy Valley Cooperative Water Works Carlsbad |
638 | 4 | 4 | |
|
Morningside Water Users Cooperative Artesia |
348 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Hope Water System Hope |
245 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Riverside Mdwa Artesia |
227 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Caprock Water Company Loco Hills |
200 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Intrepid Potash West Carlsbad |
71 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Whites City Water System Whites City |
67 | 3 | 0 |
Non-community systems (14: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carlsbad Caverns National Park Carlsbad |
2,500 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Wipp Water Supply Carlsbad |
650 | 0 | 0 | |
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Ellipse Global Carlsbad |
486 | 3 | 0 | |
|
International Minerals Carlsbad, Inc. Carlsbad |
408 | 3 | 0 | |
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Carlsbad KOA Lakewood |
277 | 2 | 1 | |
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Carc Washington Ranch Carlsbad |
250 | 0 | 0 | |
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R&p RV Park Artesia |
231 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Skp RV Park Lakewood |
230 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Intrepid Potash East Carlsbad |
211 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Pine RV Park Artesia |
192 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Black River Center for Learning Carlsbad |
50 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Guadalupe Admin. Site Lincoln Usfs Carlsbad |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
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Guadalupe Christian Camp Carlsbad |
50 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Sitting Bull Falls Area Lincoln Usfs Carlsbad |
25 | 0 | 0 |
Inactive systems (35, no longer operating or reporting)
Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.
About this data
Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.
Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The New Mexico records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.