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Community Water System · PWS NM3593226

Bishops Lodge

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 450 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

450
People served
61
EPA violations
15
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 61 drinking-water violations at Bishops Lodge, 25% of them health-based - below the New Mexico per-system average.

61
Total EPA violations on record
25%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
450
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bishops Lodge

Bishops Lodge is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 450 residents in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Santa Fe County) through 60 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 61 total violations for this system , of which 15 (25%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 30 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 11 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%).

Bishops Lodge's 61 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
450
Total Violations
61
Health-Based Violations
15
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
60
County
Santa Fe
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
30
Treatment Tech Violations
15

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Groundwater Rule TT 11 2019
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2018
TTHM MR 7 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2025
Public Notice Other 4 2021
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 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 Bishops Lodge.

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 NM3593226 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 SDWIS / NM3593226 / 5000
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / NM3593226 / 7000
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 7 SDWIS / NM3593226 / 8000
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 4 SDWIS / NM3593226 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 4 SDWIS / NM3593226 / 5200
2021 Public Notice Other 4 SDWIS / NM3593226 / 7500
2019 Groundwater Rule TT 11 SDWIS / NM3593226 / 0700
2018 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 SDWIS / NM3593226 / 2456
2018 TTHM MR 7 SDWIS / NM3593226 / 2950

How Bishops Lodge Compares

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

Metric Bishops Lodge New Mexico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 61 149 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 15 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 450 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 Bishops Lodge water safe to drink? ▼
Bishops Lodge (PWS ID: NM3593226) has 61 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 450 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bishops Lodge serve? ▼
Bishops Lodge serves 450 people in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 60 service connections.
What type of violations does Bishops Lodge have? ▼
Bishops Lodge has 61 total violations: 15 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 30 monitoring/reporting violations, and 15 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bishops Lodge water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bishops Lodge under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bishops Lodge use? ▼
Bishops Lodge 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.