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Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA

Gallup, EPA Region 9 — Tribal Water Systems 87301 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 385 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

385
People served
123
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 123 drinking-water violations at Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA, 1% of them health-based.

123
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
385
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA

Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA is a federal-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 385 residents in Gallup, EPA Region 9 — Tribal Water Systems through 3 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 123 total violations for this system , of which 1 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 119 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 4 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

EPA Region 9 — 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
385
Total Violations
123
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
3
School/Daycare
Yes
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
119
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2019
TTHM MR 4 2019
Nitrate MR 2 2019
Endrin MR 2 2017
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 2017
Methoxychlor MR 2 2017
Dalapon MR 2 2017
Diquat MR 2 2017
Simazine MR 2 2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 2017
Picloram MR 2 2017
Dinoseb MR 2 2017
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 2017
Carbofuran MR 2 2017
Atrazine MR 2 2017
LASSO MR 2 2017
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 2 2017
Heptachlor MR 2 2017
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 2017
2,4-D MR 2 2017
Benzo(a)pyrene MR 2 2017
2,4,5-TP MR 2 2017
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2017
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 2017
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 2017
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2017
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 2 2017
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 2 2017
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 2 2017
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2017

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 Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA.

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 093534011 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

EPA Region 9 — Tribal Water Systems Drinking Water Authority

EPA Region 9 — 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 7000
2020 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / 093534011 / 5000
2019 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2456
2019 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2950
2019 Nitrate MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 1040
2017 Endrin MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2005
2017 BHC-GAMMA MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2010
2017 Methoxychlor MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2015
2017 Dalapon MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2031
2017 Diquat MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2032
2017 Simazine MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2037
2017 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2039
2017 Picloram MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2040
2017 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2041
2017 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 SDWIS / 093534011 / 2042

How Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA Compares

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

Metric Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA EPA Region 9 — Tribal Water Systems avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 123 - SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 - Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None - EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 385 - 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 9 — 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 Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA water safe to drink? ▼
Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA (PWS ID: 093534011) has 123 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 385 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA serve? ▼
Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA serves 385 people in Gallup, EPA Region 9 — Tribal Water Systems. It is a Federal-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 3 service connections.
What type of violations does Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA have? ▼
Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA has 123 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 119 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA use? ▼
Pueblo Pintado Community School (New) - BIA 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.