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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NM3593726

Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 300 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

300
People served
103
EPA violations
35
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 103 drinking-water violations at Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, 34% of them health-based - below the New Mexico per-system average.

103
Total EPA violations on record
34%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
300
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado

Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 300 residents in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Santa Fe County) through 2 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 103 total violations for this system , of which 35 (34%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 44 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 32 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%).

Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado's 103 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
300
Total Violations
103
Health-Based Violations
35
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
2
County
Santa Fe
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
18
Monitoring Violations
44
Treatment Tech Violations
17

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 32 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 2013
Groundwater Rule TT 17 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2018
Public Notice Other 6 2019
E. COLI MR 3 2015
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 2009
Coliform (TCR) Other 2 1993

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 Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado.

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 NM3593726 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 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / NM3593726 / 7500
2018 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / NM3593726 / 5000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 32 SDWIS / NM3593726 / 3100
2015 Groundwater Rule TT 17 SDWIS / NM3593726 / 0700
2015 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / NM3593726 / 3014
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 18 SDWIS / NM3593726 / 3100
2009 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 SDWIS / NM3593726 / 1038
1993 Coliform (TCR) Other 2 SDWIS / NM3593726 / 3100

How Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Compares

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

Metric Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado New Mexico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 103 149 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 35 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 300 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 Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado water safe to drink? ▼
Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado (PWS ID: NM3593726) has 103 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 300 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado serve? ▼
Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado serves 300 people in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 2 service connections.
What type of violations does Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado have? ▼
Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado has 103 total violations: 35 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 44 monitoring/reporting violations, and 17 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado use? ▼
Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado uses Groundwater 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.