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Bowlins Akela Trading Post

At a glance

Bowlins Akela Trading Post (PWSID NM3590316) is an active transient non-community water system in Luna County, New Mexico. It reports serving 100 people through 3 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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

100

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3590316

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served100

Service connections3

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedDeming

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyLuna County

How does Bowlins Akela Trading Post compare with other water systems in Luna County?

By EPA's size categories, Bowlins Akela Trading Post is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Luna County has 14 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,435 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 20,096 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Bowlins Akela Trading Post is about 31% below that figure.

What does “transient non-community water system” mean?

A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. New Mexico has 369 active transient non-community water systems, 32% 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 Bowlins Akela Trading Post?

EPA lists Bowlins Akela Trading Post 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. 9 of the 14 active systems in Luna County (64%) are also privately owned.

Does Bowlins Akela Trading Post have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between June 2016 and July 2020. By type: 7 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (6 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2020-07-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-11-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-11-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-11-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-11-18	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-10-09	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2019-10-09	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2019-10-09	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2019-10-09	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2019-07-14	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherFailure to Consult with State · code 20	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	No	Resolved
2018-05-03	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved

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.

Bowlins Akela Trading Post: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bowlins Akela Trading Post?

Bowlins Akela Trading Post (PWSID NM3590316) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Bowlins Akela Trading Post serve?

Bowlins Akela Trading Post reports serving 100 people through 3 service connections in Luna County, New Mexico.

Where does Bowlins Akela Trading Post 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 Bowlins Akela Trading Post have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Bowlins Akela Trading Post'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, 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bowlins Akela Trading Post's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bowlins Akela Trading Post is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Luna County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Deming Municipal Water System	Luna	16,788	Community	Groundwater
Columbus Water System	Luna	2,230	Community	Groundwater
Desert Vista Rv Village	Luna	222	Community	Groundwater
Rock Hound State Park	Luna	200	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Hidden Valley Ranch	Luna	150	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Pecan Park Mdwca	Luna	110	Community	Groundwater

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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, “Bowlins Akela Trading Post, PWSID NM3590316, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/bowlins-akela-trading-post-nm3590316 (data as of October 1, 2026).