DESERT SKY MOUNTAIN WATER COOPERATIVE
PWSID: NM3501223 · Placitas, NM · Serves 177 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), DESERT SKY MOUNTAIN WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID NM3501223) in Placitas, NM is listed as a CWS water system covering about 177 people. The same extract lists 95 health-based violation records spanning 2007-2025. Those 95 health-based rows for DESERT SKY MOUNTAIN WATER COOPERATIVE cover contaminants such as Arsenic, Groundwater Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
DESERT SKY MOUNTAIN WATER COOPERATIVE has 95 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 3 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Arsenic, Groundwater Rule, LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS. Recorded violations span 2007–2025. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the New Mexico drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the New Mexico state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- NM3501223
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Placitas, NM
- Population Served
- 177
- Health Violations
- Yes (95)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenic | 89 | 89 |
| Groundwater Rule | 4 | 4 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | 2 | 2 |
Violation History (95)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Yes | Oct 17, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Yes | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Groundwater Rule | Yes | Apr 30, 2016 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2014 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2014 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2013 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2013 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2013 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2013 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2012 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2012 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2012 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2012 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2012 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2012 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2012 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2012 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2011 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2011 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2011 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2011 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2011 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2011 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2010 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2010 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2010 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2010 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2010 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2010 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2010 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2010 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2009 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2009 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2009 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2009 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2009 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2009 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2009 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2009 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2009 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jan 1, 2009 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2007 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2007 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2007 |
| Arsenic | Yes | Oct 1, 2007 |
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest DESERT SKY MOUNTAIN WATER COOPERATIVE on cumulative violation count (95) and EPA-reported population served (177). Violation-count peers include ALPAUGH COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT, PUSHMATAHA CO. RWD #2 (ALBION), COTTO LAUREL.
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About This Data
DESERT SKY MOUNTAIN WATER COOPERATIVE (NM3501223) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include RIO RANCHO WATER & WW SERVICES; LOS ALAMOS MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM; BERNALILLO WATER SYSTEM; Santo Domingo Pueblo. Health-based rows (95 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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