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Community Water System · PWS NM3575430

Echo Valley Water Company

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87181 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 401 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

401
People served
122
EPA violations
36
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 122 drinking-water violations at Echo Valley Water Company, 30% of them health-based - below the New Mexico per-system average.

122
Total EPA violations on record
30%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
401
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Echo Valley Water Company

Echo Valley Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 401 residents in Albuquerque, New Mexico (Torrance County) through 152 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 122 total violations for this system , of which 36 (30%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 59 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Groundwater Rule, recorded in 32 violations (TT, health-based). 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%).

Echo Valley Water Company's 122 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
401
Total Violations
122
Health-Based Violations
36
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
152
County
Torrance
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
59
Treatment Tech Violations
34

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 32 2025
Chlorine MR 24 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 1997
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2021
TTHM MR 7 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2018
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2020
Public Notice Other 4 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 1992
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 2024
E. COLI MR 2 2022
Groundwater Rule Other 2 2025

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 Echo Valley Water Company.

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 NM3575430 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
2025 Groundwater Rule TT 32 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 0700
2025 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 7500
2025 Groundwater Rule Other 2 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 0700
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 5200
2022 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 3014
2021 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 5000
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 7000
2018 TTHM MR 7 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 2950
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 2456
2012 Chlorine MR 24 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 0999
1997 Coliform (TCR) MR 11 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 3100
1992 Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 SDWIS / NM3575430 / 3100

How Echo Valley Water Company Compares

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

Metric Echo Valley Water Company New Mexico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 122 149 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 36 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 401 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 Echo Valley Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Echo Valley Water Company (PWS ID: NM3575430) has 122 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 401 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Echo Valley Water Company serve? ▼
Echo Valley Water Company serves 401 people in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 152 service connections.
What type of violations does Echo Valley Water Company have? ▼
Echo Valley Water Company has 122 total violations: 36 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 59 monitoring/reporting violations, and 34 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Echo Valley Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Echo Valley Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Echo Valley Water Company use? ▼
Echo Valley Water Company 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.