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Community Water System · PWS 063500007

Jicarilla South Woodyard

Dulce, EPA Region 6 — Tribal Water Systems 87528 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 33 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

33
People served
55
EPA violations
20
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 55 drinking-water violations at Jicarilla South Woodyard, 36% of them health-based.

55
Total EPA violations on record
36%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
33
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Jicarilla South Woodyard

Jicarilla South Woodyard is a native american-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 33 residents in Dulce, EPA Region 6 — Tribal Water Systems through 12 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 55 total violations for this system , of which 20 (36%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 32 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Groundwater Rule, recorded in 13 violations (TT, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

EPA Region 6 — Tribal Water Systems has thousands of regulated public water systems tracked by EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
33
Total Violations
55
Health-Based Violations
20
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
12
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
7
Monitoring Violations
32
Treatment Tech Violations
13

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 13 2018
TTHM MR 8 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 2007
Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2010
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2020
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 2023

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Jicarilla South Woodyard.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID 063500007 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

EPA Region 6 — Tribal Water Systems Drinking Water Authority

EPA Region 6 — Tribal Water Systems's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

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Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / 063500007 / 1038
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / 063500007 / 8000
2018 Groundwater Rule TT 13 SDWIS / 063500007 / 0700
2016 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / 063500007 / 2950
2016 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / 063500007 / 2456
2016 Lead and Copper Rule MR 5 SDWIS / 063500007 / 5000
2010 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / 063500007 / 3100
2007 Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 SDWIS / 063500007 / 3100

How Jicarilla South Woodyard Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Jicarilla South Woodyard EPA Region 6 — Tribal Water Systems avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 55 - SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 20 - Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None - EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 33 - Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across all regulated public water systems in EPA Region 6 — Tribal Water Systems.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Jicarilla South Woodyard water safe to drink? ▼
Jicarilla South Woodyard (PWS ID: 063500007) has 55 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 33 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Jicarilla South Woodyard serve? ▼
Jicarilla South Woodyard serves 33 people in Dulce, EPA Region 6 — Tribal Water Systems. It is a Native American-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 12 service connections.
What type of violations does Jicarilla South Woodyard have? ▼
Jicarilla South Woodyard has 55 total violations: 20 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 32 monitoring/reporting violations, and 13 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Jicarilla South Woodyard water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Jicarilla South Woodyard under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Jicarilla South Woodyard use? ▼
Jicarilla South Woodyard uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.