Community Water System · PWS NM3512614
Carrizozo Water System
Operator location Carrizozo, New Mexico - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 259 EPA violations; groundwater source; 1,758 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).
- 1,758
- People served (this PWS)
- 259
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 46
- Health-based (this PWS)
- Untested
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Carrizozo Water System standing, high SDWIS violation third
259 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 18% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). Population rank #14,660 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Carrizozo Water System sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (259), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,758 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 18% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.
- #14,660 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #109 of 215
- Population · NM
- 259
- Total EPA violations on record
- 18%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 799
- County
- Lincoln
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 6
- Monitoring Violations
- 168
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 40
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 43 | 1998 |
| Groundwater Rule | TT | 34 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 16 | 2025 |
| TTHM | MR | 10 | 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 10 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 10 | 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 9 | 2023 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 7 | 2007 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 6 | 1998 |
| Chlorine | MR | 6 | 2025 |
| Asbestos | MR | 5 | 2020 |
| Coliform (TCR) | Other | 4 | 1998 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 3 | 1995 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 3 | 2014 |
| Combined Uranium | MR | 3 | 2014 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 3 | 2025 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 3 | 2014 |
| Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 3 | 2010 |
| Arsenic | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| Nickel | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 2 | 2006 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 2 | 2006 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Carrizozo Water System has 259 recorded EPA violations, 89% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 11% carry more. 18% of this system's own violations are health-based (46 of 259), and it ranks #14,660 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
259 Higher than most more violations than 89% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
SDWIS compliance record for Carrizozo Water System
259 violations on record for NM3512614; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
259 violations · 1,758 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Carrizozo Water System
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in New Mexico compares on the same EPA violation measures. New Mexico systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
- Find and compare another public water system by name or PWSID. Search systems
EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.