NM3555008 · New Mexico
COTTONWOOD WATER MDWCA
Federal fiscal 2026Q3 · EPA violation and follow-up records
- Violation records shown
- 10
- EPA health-based flag
- 2
- Health-based records unresolved in this snapshot
- 0
- Monitoring and reporting records
- 5
Counties listed by EPA · Eddy County, New Mexico
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Violations and what followed
Among 10 resolved records with both dates, the median interval from recorded noncompliance start to EPA’s return-to-compliance date was 269.5 days. The interval uses the reporting periods and dates on file.
Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
LSL ReportingViolation 51047 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule RevisionsNoncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end April 10, 2025 · first reported June 25, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field April 10, 2025
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 109 March 31, 2025 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 110 March 31, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested 112 April 10, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
LSL InventoryViolation 51046 · LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS · Lead and Copper Rule RevisionsNoncompliance period start October 17, 2024 · period end April 10, 2025 · first reported June 25, 2025 · EPA return-to-compliance field April 10, 2025
3 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 107 March 31, 2025 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 108 March 31, 2025 Informal State Public Notification requested 111 April 10, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 51045 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start February 24, 2024 · period end March 21, 2024 · first reported May 2, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field March 21, 2024
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 105 March 21, 2024 Resolving State Compliance achieved EPA health-based flag · Resolved
Failure To Address DeficiencyViolation 51044 · Groundwater Rule · Ground Water RuleNoncompliance period start January 12, 2024 · period end December 15, 2025 · first reported May 2, 2024 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 15, 2025
5 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 103 January 24, 2024 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 104 January 24, 2024 Informal State Public Notification requested 106 March 21, 2024 Informal State Public Notification received 113 December 15, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved 114 December 15, 2025 Resolving State Compliance achieved Other or unclassified · Resolved
Public Notification Violation for NPDWR ViolationViolation 51043 · Public Notice · Public Notice Rule and Revised PN RuleNoncompliance period start July 4, 2022 · period end July 11, 2022 · first reported November 14, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field July 11, 2022
1 linked action
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 102 July 11, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 51042 · Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported August 10, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 98 May 19, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 99 May 19, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 101 July 11, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received 100 July 12, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Violation 51041 · TTHM · Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleNoncompliance period start January 1, 2021 · period end December 31, 2021 · first reported August 10, 2022 · EPA return-to-compliance field December 31, 2021
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 98 May 19, 2022 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 99 May 19, 2022 Informal State Public Notification requested 101 July 11, 2022 Informal State Public Notification received 100 July 12, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)Violation 51034 · E. COLI · Ground Water RuleNoncompliance period start April 28, 2018 · period end February 8, 2022 · first reported May 24, 2018 · EPA return-to-compliance field February 8, 2022
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 80 May 4, 2018 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 81 May 4, 2018 Informal State Public Notification requested 86 August 21, 2019 Informal State Public Notification received 96 February 8, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Monitoring or reporting · Resolved
Monitoring, Source Water (GWR)Violation 51033 · E. COLI · Ground Water RuleNoncompliance period start April 28, 2018 · period end February 8, 2022 · first reported May 24, 2018 · EPA return-to-compliance field February 8, 2022
4 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 78 May 4, 2018 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice 79 May 4, 2018 Informal State Public Notification requested 88 August 21, 2019 Informal State Public Notification received 97 February 8, 2022 Resolving State Compliance achieved Other or unclassified · Resolved
Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to ReportViolation 51048 · Consumer Confidence Rule · Consumer Confidence RuleNoncompliance period start July 1, 2011 · period end August 25, 2011 · first reported March 31, 2026 · EPA return-to-compliance field August 25, 2011
2 linked actions
Enforcement and resolution records linked by EPA Action ID Date Category EPA action type 116 August 25, 2011 Resolving State Compliance achieved 115 February 9, 2026 Informal State Violation/Reminder Notice
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How to read the records
The enforcement snapshot is federal fiscal 2026Q3. The EPA archive labels its violation file October 13, 2026. EPA says federal reporting can lag by several months. For current advisories, check your utility or local drinking-water authority.
- We matched active community water systems by public water system ID between EPA’s system search and SDWIS inventory. We show violations with a recorded noncompliance, initial reporting or return-to-compliance date from 2021 onward, plus earlier records listed as Addressed or Unaddressed.
- EPA’s health-based flag identifies violations of contaminant or disinfectant limits or treatment requirements. Monitoring and reporting violations describe required tests or reports. Neither category measures household exposure.
- Addressed means EPA records formal enforcement on a violation that remains unresolved in the snapshot. Unaddressed means no formal action is recorded for an unresolved violation. Resolved can mean compliance was restored, the rule ceased to apply, or further action was unnecessary. Archived is a separate status.
- We count a violation once per water system and group its distinct linked actions. Conflicting records are set aside. Places are EPA-listed search locations and can include mailing locations. Use the provider name and system ID to identify your service.
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