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Water quality in Sunspot, New Mexico

Sunspot is in Otero County. 56 active public water systems serve the county; 38 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

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National Solar Observatory NM3564119 · Community water system · Ground water · Sunspot
Serves 26 people Rules violated, past 3 years 7 Unresolved 1 Last sanitary survey Jul 9, 2024 Distance under 0.1 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Other community water systems in Otero County

35 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Karr Canyon Estates
High Rolls
108 1 9.1 mi
Chalet Camper Village
Cloudcroft
226 3 9.4 mi
Boles Acres Water System
Alamogordo
657 0 9.5 mi
Canyon Hills Area Wua
Alamogordo
32 2 9.6 mi
Cider Mill Farms Mdwca
High Rolls
76 1 10.2 mi
Alamogordo Domestic Water System
Alamogordo
35,301 0 10.5 mi
Chippeway Park Water Association
Cloudcroft
193 2 10.5 mi
Mountain Orchard Mdwca
High Rolls
105 1 10.6 mi
Silver Cloud Water Association
Cloudcroft
205 1 10.8 mi
Juniper Mobile Park
High Rolls
75 4 10.8 mi
Waterfall Community Wua
Cloudcroft
342 3 11.2 mi
High Rolls Community Water Users Coop
High Rolls Mountain Park
364 4 11.3 mi
Ponderosa Pines Property Owners Assoc
Cloudcroft
147 2 11.4 mi
Pineywoods Estates Water Association
High Rolls
320 1 11.7 mi
Sky Country Estates Mdwca
Cloudcroft
81 4 11.7 mi
Cloudcroft Water System
Cloudcroft
2,865 3 12.2 mi
Dungan Mdwca
Alamogordo
64 2 12.8 mi
Timberon W and SD
Timberon
2,698 6 13.4 mi
Alamo Heights Wua
Alamogordo
52 5 13.5 mi
Rolling Hills Wua
La Luz
57 2 14.2 mi
Cloud Country West Water System
Alamogordo
684 0 14.6 mi
LA Luz Mdwca
La Luz
1,917 0 14.8 mi
Laborcita Water Users Association
La Luz
70 0 15.2 mi
Robinhood Water Users Association
Cloudcroft
426 0 15.3 mi
Twin Forks Mdwca
Mayhill
1,274 4 15.6 mi
All 36 community water systems in Otero County
Non-community systems in Otero County (20: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

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

Water systems are matched to Otero County, nearest to Sunspot first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

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.