Question 1

Is Sunlit Hills Water System water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Sunlit Hills Water System (PWS ID: NM3505226) has 304 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,018 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Sunlit Hills Water System serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Sunlit Hills Water System serves 1,018 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Pecos or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 433 service connections. The operator address is listed in Pecos, New Mexico.

Question 3

What type of violations does Sunlit Hills Water System have?

Accepted Answer

Sunlit Hills Water System has 304 total violations: 64 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 160 monitoring/reporting violations, and 64 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Sunlit Hills Water System water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Sunlit Hills Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Sunlit Hills Water System use?

Accepted Answer

Sunlit Hills Water System uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Sunlit Hills Water System sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Sunlit Hills Water System ranks #19,262 of 29,740 by people served, and #153 of 215 in New Mexico. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Sunlit Hills Water System's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Sunlit Hills Water System has 304 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 9% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 91% of that cohort has fewer violations than Sunlit Hills Water System. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Groundwater Rule	TT	64	2019
Public Notice	Other	36	2021
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	35	2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	33	2017
Coliform (TCR)	MR	14	2015
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	12	2021
Combined Uranium	MR	8	2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	8	2008
E. COLI	MR	7	2020
CYANIDE	MR	4	2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Other	3	2016
Nitrate-Nitrite	MR	3	2016
Chlordane	MR	2	2008
Pentachlorophenol	MR	2	2008
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	2	2008
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2008
Heptachlor	MR	2	2008
Atrazine	MR	2	2008
Carbofuran	MR	2	2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	2	2008
OXAMYL	MR	2	2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	2	2008
Diquat	MR	2	2008
Dalapon	MR	2	2008
Endrin	MR	2	2008
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE	MR	2	2008
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2008
LASSO	MR	2	2008
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	2	2008
Picloram	MR	2	2008

Sunlit Hills Water System

Sunlit Hills Water System standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Sunlit Hills Water System

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served