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Community Water System · PWS NM3575530

Homestead Water Company

Moriarty, New Mexico 87035 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 222 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

222
People served
193
EPA violations
144
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 193 drinking-water violations at Homestead Water Company, 75% of them health-based - above the New Mexico per-system average.

193
Total EPA violations on record
75%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
222
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Homestead Water Company

Homestead Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 222 residents in Moriarty, New Mexico (Torrance County) through 82 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 193 total violations for this system , of which 144 (75%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 26 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Nitrate-Nitrite, recorded in 140 violations (MCL, 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%).

Homestead Water Company's 193 violations sit above 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
222
Total Violations
193
Health-Based Violations
144
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
82
County
Torrance
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
144
Monitoring Violations
26
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Nitrate-Nitrite MCL 140 2019
Public Notice Other 13 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2002
TTHM MR 7 2016
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 6 2005
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 1993
E. COLI MR 4 2015
Coliform (TCR) MR 4 2016
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2006
Chlorine MR 2 2015

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 Homestead 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 NM3575530 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
2019 Nitrate-Nitrite MCL 140 SDWIS / NM3575530 / 1038
2017 Public Notice Other 13 SDWIS / NM3575530 / 7500
2016 TTHM MR 7 SDWIS / NM3575530 / 2950
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 4 SDWIS / NM3575530 / 3100
2015 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / NM3575530 / 3014
2015 Chlorine MR 2 SDWIS / NM3575530 / 0999
2006 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / NM3575530 / 2456
2005 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 6 SDWIS / NM3575530 / 1038
2002 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / NM3575530 / 7000
1993 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / NM3575530 / 3100

How Homestead Water Company Compares

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

Metric Homestead Water Company New Mexico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 193 149 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 144 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 222 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 Homestead Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Homestead Water Company (PWS ID: NM3575530) has 193 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 222 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Homestead Water Company serve? ▼
Homestead Water Company serves 222 people in Moriarty, New Mexico. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 82 service connections.
What type of violations does Homestead Water Company have? ▼
Homestead Water Company has 193 total violations: 144 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 26 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Homestead Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Homestead Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Homestead Water Company use? ▼
Homestead 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.