New Mexico
Lincoln County drinking water quality
53 active public water systems serve 35,961 people in Lincoln County. 24 are compliant, 29 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 1 is a designated serious violator, and 5 carry a health flag.
Needs attention
Community water systems
21 systems, largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ruidoso Water System Ruidoso |
15,947 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Alto Lakes Water and Sanitation District Alto |
2,870 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Ruidoso Downs Water System Ruidoso Downs |
2,146 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Capitan Water System Capitan |
1,821 | 0 | 0 | |
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Carrizozo Water System Carrizozo |
1,136 | 7 | 1 | |
|
Cds Rainmakers Util LLC Rancho Ruidoso Alto |
877 | 4 | 0 | |
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Bonita Park Nazarene Conference Center Capitan |
460 | 2 | 0 | |
|
Sun Valley Water and Sanitation District Alto |
443 | 1 | 0 | |
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Lincoln Hills Water Co-Op Alto |
338 | 6 | 3 | |
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Corona Water System Corona |
333 | 2 | 1 | |
|
Alto Mountain Village Alto |
271 | 7 | 1 | |
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Enchanted Forest Water Mdwca Alto |
261 | 0 | 0 | |
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Lincoln Mdwca Lincoln |
125 | 1 | 1 | |
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Alto North Water Coop Alto |
107 | 1 | 0 | |
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Fort Stanton Historic Site Fort Stanton |
102 | 5 | 0 | |
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High Sierra Estates Water Assn Alto |
98 | 0 | 0 | |
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Loma Grande Estates Water Association Nogal |
89 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Nogal Mdwca Nogal |
82 | 4 | 0 | |
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Alpine Village W and SD Ruidoso |
60 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Safe Haven RV Park Ruidoso |
58 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Cedar Creek Mutual Water Consumers Assoc Ruidoso |
53 | 1 | 1 |
Non-community systems (32: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.
Inactive systems (57, 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.