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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NM3501009

Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs

Mimbres, New Mexico 88049 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 30 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

30
People served
42
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 42 drinking-water violations at Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs, 10% of them health-based - below the New Mexico per-system average.

42
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
30
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs

Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs is a federal-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 30 residents in Mimbres, New Mexico (Grant County) through 6 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 42 total violations for this system , of which 4 (10%) 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 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 16 violations (MON). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across New Mexico, EPA tracks 1,037 public water systems serving 2,027,497 people, with 154,522 cumulative violations and 38,650 health-based violations on record. About 97% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 149 violations. Statewide, 70 of 72 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (97.2%).

Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs's 42 violations sit below the New Mexico average.

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
30
Total Violations
42
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
6
County
Grant
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
32
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 2022
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 12 2023
Public Notice Other 6 2024
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2010
E. COLI MR 4 2020

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 Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs.

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 NM3501009 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

New Mexico Drinking Water Authority

New Mexico'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.

Find NM regulator via EPA SDWIS

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
2024 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / NM3501009 / 7500
2023 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 12 SDWIS / NM3501009 / 1038
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 16 SDWIS / NM3501009 / 8000
2020 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / NM3501009 / 3014
2010 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / NM3501009 / 3100

How Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs Compares

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

Metric Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs New Mexico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 42 149 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 37.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 97.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 30 1,955 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,037 regulated public water systems in New Mexico.

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 Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs water safe to drink? ▼
Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs (PWS ID: NM3501009) has 42 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 30 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs serve? ▼
Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs serves 30 people in Mimbres, New Mexico. It is a Federal-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 6 service connections.
What type of violations does Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs have? ▼
Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs has 42 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 32 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs use? ▼
Mimbres Administrative Site - Usfs uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.