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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NM3580026

Christus St. Vincent Medical Center

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 1,200 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,200
People served
48
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 48 drinking-water violations at Christus St. Vincent Medical Center, 6% of them health-based - below the New Mexico per-system average.

48
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,200
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Christus St. Vincent Medical Center

Christus St. Vincent Medical Center is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,200 residents in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Santa Fe County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 48 total violations for this system , of which 3 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 34 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 8 violations (MR). 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%).

Christus St. Vincent Medical Center's 48 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
1,200
Total Violations
48
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Santa Fe
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
34
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2014
TTHM MR 8 2014
Chlorine MR 6 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2015
Public Notice Other 5 2020
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2016
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 2024

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 Christus St. Vincent Medical Center.

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 NM3580026 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
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 3 SDWIS / NM3580026 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 3 SDWIS / NM3580026 / 5200
2020 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / NM3580026 / 7500
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / NM3580026 / 8000
2015 Chlorine MR 6 SDWIS / NM3580026 / 0999
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / NM3580026 / 3100
2014 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / NM3580026 / 2456
2014 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / NM3580026 / 2950
2012 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / NM3580026 / 5000

How Christus St. Vincent Medical Center Compares

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

Metric Christus St. Vincent Medical Center New Mexico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 48 149 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 1,200 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 Christus St. Vincent Medical Center water safe to drink? ▼
Christus St. Vincent Medical Center (PWS ID: NM3580026) has 48 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,200 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Christus St. Vincent Medical Center serve? ▼
Christus St. Vincent Medical Center serves 1,200 people in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Christus St. Vincent Medical Center have? ▼
Christus St. Vincent Medical Center has 48 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 34 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Christus St. Vincent Medical Center water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Christus St. Vincent Medical Center under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Christus St. Vincent Medical Center use? ▼
Christus St. Vincent Medical Center uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.