Community Water System · PWS NM3546223
North Ranchos de Placitas W&SD
Operator location Placitas, New Mexico - 25% of 287 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 659 served per SDWIS.
- 659
- People served (this PWS)
- 287
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 71
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
North Ranchos de Placitas W&SD standing, high SDWIS violation third
25% of 287 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 25% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #25,050 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
North Ranchos de Placitas W&SD sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (287), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (659; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 25% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #25,050 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #184 of 215
- Population · NM
- 287
- Total EPA violations on record
- 25%
- 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
- 243
- County
- Sandoval
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 15
- Monitoring Violations
- 186
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 56
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groundwater Rule | TT | 54 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 7 | 2020 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 7 | 2015 |
| Endrin | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Dalapon | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Chlordane | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| OXAMYL | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Atrazine | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Picloram | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Glyphosate | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Carbofuran | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Diquat | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Simazine | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| Endothall | MR | 6 | 1995 |
| LASSO | MR | 6 | 1995 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
North Ranchos de Placitas W&SD has 287 recorded EPA violations, 90% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 10% carry more. 25% of this system's own violations are health-based (71 of 287), and it ranks #25,050 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)
287 Higher than most more violations than 90% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFDHA | 6/20/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 6/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 6/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 6/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 6/20/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 6/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/20/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/20/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/20/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/20/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 6/20/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 6/20/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 6/20/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 12/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 12/12/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 12/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 12/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 12/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 12/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 12/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 12/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 12/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 12/12/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 12/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 12/12/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 12/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 12/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 12/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 12/12/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 12/12/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 12/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 12/12/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 12/12/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 12/12/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on North Ranchos de Placitas W&SD
71 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for NM3546223.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
287 violations · 659 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 with smaller service footprints
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with North Ranchos de Placitas W&SD
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
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.