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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS NM3595426

Bicentennial Rest Area

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 330 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

330
People served
133
EPA violations
27
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 133 drinking-water violations at Bicentennial Rest Area, 20% of them health-based - below the New Mexico per-system average.

133
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
330
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Bicentennial Rest Area

Bicentennial Rest Area is a state-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 330 residents in Santa Fe, New Mexico (Santa Fe County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 133 total violations for this system , of which 27 (20%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 79 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 43 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%).

Bicentennial Rest Area's 133 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
330
Total Violations
133
Health-Based Violations
27
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
State
Connections
1
County
Santa Fe
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
19
Monitoring Violations
79
Treatment Tech Violations
8

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 43 2012
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 28 2016
Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 2013
Public Notice Other 9 2019
Groundwater Rule TT 8 2014
E. COLI MR 6 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 2016
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 2005

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 Bicentennial Rest Area.

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 NM3595426 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 9 SDWIS / NM3595426 / 7500
2019 E. COLI MR 6 SDWIS / NM3595426 / 3014
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 28 SDWIS / NM3595426 / 8000
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 3 SDWIS / NM3595426 / 8000
2014 Groundwater Rule TT 8 SDWIS / NM3595426 / 0700
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 19 SDWIS / NM3595426 / 3100
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 43 SDWIS / NM3595426 / 3100
2005 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 SDWIS / NM3595426 / 0200

How Bicentennial Rest Area Compares

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

Metric Bicentennial Rest Area New Mexico avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 133 149 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 27 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 330 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 Bicentennial Rest Area water safe to drink? ▼
Bicentennial Rest Area (PWS ID: NM3595426) has 133 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 330 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Bicentennial Rest Area serve? ▼
Bicentennial Rest Area serves 330 people in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is a State-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Bicentennial Rest Area have? ▼
Bicentennial Rest Area has 133 total violations: 27 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 79 monitoring/reporting violations, and 8 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Bicentennial Rest Area water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Bicentennial Rest Area under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Bicentennial Rest Area use? ▼
Bicentennial Rest Area uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.