Camino Real Regional Utility Authority

PWSID: NM3502507

2 active health-based violations
This system currently has unresolved violations for: 0700. These violations mean contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not performed.

This system has more violations on record than 99% of water systems in New Mexico.

Violation trend: 18.0 per year over the last 5 years, down from 51.2 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served19,466
Service Connections7,318
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CitySunland Park
EPA ZIP on File88063

Areas Served

  • Sunland Park, Dona Ana County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0031 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0031 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0030 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0030 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0020 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0020 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0020 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0020 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0010 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

8 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
0700TT2024-10-28YesOpen
0700TT2024-04-01YesOpen
5000MR2024-03-31Open
5000MR2023-12-30Open
5000MR2020-12-30Open
5000MR2017-12-30Open
5000MR2014-04-01Open
5000MR2013-09-29Open

Violation History (438 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
5000MR2025-01-01Returned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0130 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-10-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0130 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-10-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0200 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0200 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-07-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0200 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0110 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0110 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-07-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0110 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
5000MR2024-07-01Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-05-15Returned to Compliance
7500Other2024-05-15Returned to Compliance
0700TT2024-04-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0280 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-04-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0280 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-04-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0280 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-04-01YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-02-29YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-02-29YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-02-01YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-02-01YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-02-01YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-02-01YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-01-16YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-01-16YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-01-16YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-01-16YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-01-16YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-01-16YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-01-16YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2024-01-16YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0110 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0110 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-01-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0110 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0260 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-01-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0260 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2024-01-01YesAcknowledged
7500Other2023-12-25Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-12-25Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-12-14Returned to Compliance
7500Other2023-12-14Returned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0140 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0140 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0140 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0140 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0170 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0170 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0170 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0170 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-10-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0150 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-07-01YesReturned to Compliance
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0150 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-07-01YesAcknowledged
1005MCL
Measured: 0.0150 MG/L (limit: 0.0100 MG/L)
2023-07-01YesReturned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 430 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Camino Real Regional Utility Authority is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 19,466 in Sunland Park, New Mexico. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.