San Luis Cabezon Mdwca

PWSID: NM3501823

3 active health-based violations
This system currently has unresolved violations for: 0700, 5200. These violations mean contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not performed.

This system has more violations on record than 82% of water systems in New Mexico.

Violation trend: 2.0 per year over the last 5 years, down from 3.4 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served320
Service Connections118
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerLocal Government
StatusActive
CityBernalillo
EPA ZIP on File87004

Areas Served

  • San Ysidro, Sandoval County

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

4 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
0700TT2025-04-08YesOpen
0700TT2025-04-08YesOpen
5200RPT2024-10-17Open
5200TT2024-10-17YesOpen

Violation History (68 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
7500Other2022-03-27Returned to Compliance
7500Other2022-03-27Returned to Compliance
7500Other2022-03-27Returned to Compliance
7500Other2021-12-12Returned to Compliance
7500Other2021-12-12Returned to Compliance
7500Other2021-12-12Returned to Compliance
8000MON2021-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2021-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2021-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2020-12-11 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2020-12-11 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2020-12-11 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2020-11-15 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2020-11-15 MajorReturned to Compliance
3014MR2020-11-15 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2016-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2016-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2016-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2016-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2016-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2016-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
7500Other2016-03-18Returned to Compliance
7500Other2016-03-18Returned to Compliance
2950MR2015-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2015-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2015-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2015-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2015-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2015-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
7500Other2014-08-01Returned to Compliance
7500Other2014-07-24Returned to Compliance
2950MR2014-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2014-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2014-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2014-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0700TT2014-05-24YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2014-05-24YesReturned to Compliance
7500Other2014-05-21Returned to Compliance
2950MR2014-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2950MR2014-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2014-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
2456MR2014-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
7000Other2013-07-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2013-07-01Returned to Compliance
7500Other2012-10-21Returned to Compliance
7500Other2012-10-01Returned to Compliance
7500Other2012-08-12Returned to Compliance
3014MR2012-07-17 MajorReturned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 64 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

San Luis Cabezon Mdwca is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 320 in Bernalillo, 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.