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Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op

At a glance

Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op (PWSID NM3501523) is an active community water system in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It reports serving 400 people through 141 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

400

Service connections

141

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3501523
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served400
Service connections141
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program
City servedPlacitas
StateNew Mexico
ZIP—
CountySandoval County

How does Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op compare with other water systems in Sandoval County?

By EPA's size categories, Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sandoval County has 62 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,181 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 135,215 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across New Mexico, the 1,165 active systems average 1,885 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New Mexico has 645 active community water systems, 55% of the state's 1,165 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,009 New Mexico systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op?

EPA lists Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op as privately owned. The NM state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 31 of the 62 active systems in Sandoval County (50%) are also privately owned.

Does Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between June 2020 and April 2024. By type: 7 contaminant level above the legal limit, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (7 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-04-13Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2022-10-08Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45Groundwater Rulecode 0700YesResolved
2022-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2021-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2021-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2021-04-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2021-01-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2020-10-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2020-10-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2020-08-29Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved
2020-07-01Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02Arseniccode 1005YesResolved
2020-06-04Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoResolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op: frequently asked questions

Who runs Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op?

Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op (PWSID NM3501523) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op serve?

Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op reports serving 400 people through 141 service connections in Sandoval County, New Mexico.

Where does Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op's water quality report?

As a community water system, Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Sandoval County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Rio Rancho Water & Ww ServicesSandoval107,350CommunityPurchased surface water
Bernalillo Water SystemSandoval10,948CommunityGroundwater
Cuba Water SystemSandoval1,789CommunityGroundwater
Jemez Springs DwuaSandoval1,385CommunityGroundwater
Regina MdwcaSandoval705CommunityGroundwater
Pena Blanca Water & Sanitation DistrictSandoval700CommunityGroundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Anasazi Trails Water Co-Op, PWSID NM3501523, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/anasazi-trails-water-co-op-nm3501523 (data as of October 1, 2026).