ARTESIA RURAL WATER COOPERATIVE
PWSID: NM3530608 · Artesia, NM · Serves 1,950 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), ARTESIA RURAL WATER COOPERATIVE (PWSID NM3530608) in Artesia, NM is listed as a CWS water system covering about 1,950 people. The same extract lists 10 health-based violation records spanning 2024-2025. Those 10 health-based rows for ARTESIA RURAL WATER COOPERATIVE cover contaminants such as Thallium, Total; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
ARTESIA RURAL WATER COOPERATIVE has 10 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. 1 distinct EPA contaminant code appears in this system's record, including Thallium, Total. Recorded violations span 2024–2025. 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)
- NM3530608
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Artesia, NM
- Population Served
- 1,950
- Health Violations
- Yes (10)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Thallium, Total | 10 | 10 |
Violation History (10)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Thallium, Total | Yes | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Thallium, Total | Yes | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Thallium, Total | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Thallium, Total | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Thallium, Total | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Thallium, Total | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Thallium, Total | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Thallium, Total | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Thallium, Total | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Thallium, Total | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
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Compare beyond New Mexico
Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest ARTESIA RURAL WATER COOPERATIVE on cumulative violation count (10) and EPA-reported population served (1,950). Violation-count peers include ETHETE WATER SYSTEM, Quechan Utility, Grand Canyon West. Population peers include ETHETE WATER SYSTEM, MARANA DWID - DERRINGER, KEARNY TOWN OF.
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About This Data
ARTESIA RURAL WATER COOPERATIVE (NM3530608) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM; ARTESIA MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM; LOVING WATER SYSTEM; COTTONWOOD WATER MDWCA. Health-based rows (10 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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