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New Mexico

Otero County drinking water quality

56 active public water systems serve 71,071 people in Otero County. 18 are compliant, 38 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 2 are designated serious violators, and 8 carry a health flag.

Active systems 56 36 community systems
People served 71K by public water systems
Systems with violations 38 68% of active systems, past 3 years
Serious violators 2 8 systems carry a health flag

Needs attention

Tularosa Water System NM3514019 · Tularosa · Community water system · Serves 3,485 7 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Ground Water Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Enchanted Valley Wua NM3563319 · Alamogordo · Community water system · Serves 40 6 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Lead and Copper Rule, Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule, and Consumer Confidence Rule.
Timberon W and SD NM3546419 · Timberon · Community water system · Serves 2,698 6 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Ground Water Rule, Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule, and Consumer Confidence Rule.
Pinon Mdwca NM3537219 · Pinon · Community water system · Serves 215 4 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Lead and Copper Rule Revisions and Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule.
Sacramento Camp Conference Center, INC NM3591319 · Sacramento · Transient non-community system · Serves 200 1 rule violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Ground Water Rule.
Chippeway Park Water Association NM3565419 · Cloudcroft · Community water system · Serves 193 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Ground Water Rule.
Ponderosa Pines Property Owners Assoc NM3510119 · Cloudcroft · Community water system · Serves 147 2 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Ground Water Rule.
Sky Country Estates Mdwca NM3502519 · Cloudcroft · Community water system · Serves 81 4 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Ground Water Rule.

Community water systems

36 systems, largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Alamogordo Domestic Water System
Alamogordo 		35,301 0 0
Holloman Air Force Base
Holloman Air Force Base 		13,000 3 0
Tularosa Water System
Tularosa 		3,485 7 3
Cloudcroft Water System
Cloudcroft 		2,865 3 0
Timberon W and SD
Timberon 		2,698 6 4
LA Luz Mdwca
La Luz 		1,917 0 0
Twin Forks Mdwca
Mayhill 		1,274 4 1
Cloud Country West Water System
Alamogordo 		684 0 0
Boles Acres Water System
Alamogordo 		657 0 0
Eileen Acres Mdwca
Alamogordo 		457 1 0
Robinhood Water Users Association
Cloudcroft 		426 0 0
High Rolls Community Water Users Coop
High Rolls Mountain Park 		364 4 0
Cloud Country Estates Wua
Mayhill 		356 0 0
Waterfall Community Wua
Cloudcroft 		342 3 0
Pineywoods Estates Water Association
High Rolls 		320 1 0
Chalet Camper Village
Cloudcroft 		226 3 0
Pinon Mdwca
Pinon 		215 4 2
Silver Cloud Water Association
Cloudcroft 		205 1 0
Chippeway Park Water Association
Cloudcroft 		193 2 1
Ponderosa Pines Property Owners Assoc
Cloudcroft 		147 2 1
Mayhill Mdwca
Mayhill 		143 3 0
Orogrande Mdwca
Orogrande 		110 0 0
Karr Canyon Estates
High Rolls 		108 1 0
Mountain Orchard Mdwca
High Rolls 		105 1 0
Pete Ragan Memorial Wua
Mayhill 		82 4 0
Sky Country Estates Mdwca
Cloudcroft 		81 4 1
Weed Water Users Association
Weed 		81 1 0
Cider Mill Farms Mdwca
High Rolls 		76 1 1
Juniper Mobile Park
High Rolls 		75 4 0
Laborcita Water Users Association
La Luz 		70 0 0
Dungan Mdwca
Alamogordo 		64 2 1
Rolling Hills Wua
La Luz 		57 2 0
Alamo Heights Wua
Alamogordo 		52 5 1
Enchanted Valley Wua
Alamogordo 		40 6 4
Canyon Hills Area Wua
Alamogordo 		32 2 0
National Solar Observatory
Sunspot 		26 7 1
Non-community systems (20: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
White Sands National Park
White Sands Missile Rang 		1,397 2 0
Orogrande Base Camp
Orogrande 		1,000 0 0
Brewer
Alamogordo 		500 0 0
Pine Springs Summer Camp
Sacramento 		250 1 1
McGregor Range Camp
Orogrande 		200 0 0
Sacramento Camp Conference Center, INC
Sacramento 		200 1 1
Aspendale Camp
Alamogordo 		150 1 0
Oliver Lee State Park
Alamogordo 		150 0 0
Camp Wehinahpay
Sacramento 		139 2 0
Boothill RV Park
Alamogordo 		135 0 0
Cool Pines RV Park
Mayhill 		125 2 0
Oasis Enterprises Inc.
Alamogordo 		100 1 0
Sacramento Mountain Retreat
Mayhill 		100 2 0
Silver Springs Water System
Cloudcroft 		76 1 0
Sivells Baptist Camp
Cloudcroft 		60 0 0
Dollar General #31078 Alamogordo
Alamogordo 		50 0 0
Camp Tall Pines
Mayhill 		30 0 0
Dollar General la Luz
La Luz 		25 0 0
Dollar General-Boles Acres
Alamogordo 		25 0 0
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
Ruidoso 		25 1 0
Inactive systems (54, 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.