Public water system · NM3580621
ActiveBpoe 1747 Recreation Area
At a glance
Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area (PWSID NM3580621) is an active transient non-community water system in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It reports serving 357 people through 38 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
357
Service connections
38
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area compare with other water systems in Rio Arriba County?
By EPA's size categories, Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rio Arriba County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is about 23% below the county average of 463 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% of the 29,192 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 Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area is about 148% above 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 Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area?
EPA lists Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area 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. 12 of the 63 active systems in Rio Arriba County (19%) are also privately owned.
Does Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2016 and December 2025. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 5 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (6 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved, 2 as unaddressed and 1 as archived. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-06-23 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2021-06-17 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-03-15 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-13 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-06-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | 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.
Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area?
Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area (PWSID NM3580621) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area serve?
Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area reports serving 357 people through 38 service connections in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
Where does Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area 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 Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. 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 Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area 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 Rio Arriba County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanola Water System | Rio Arriba | 12,012 | Community | Groundwater |
| Chama Water System | Rio Arriba | 1,573 | Community | Surface water |
| Agua Sana Wua | Rio Arriba | 1,514 | Community | Groundwater |
| El Rito Regional Water & Waste Water Asn | Rio Arriba | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Greater Chimayo Mdwca | Rio Arriba | 1,050 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alcalde Mdwca | Rio Arriba | 927 | 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, “Bpoe 1747 Recreation Area, PWSID NM3580621, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/bpoe-1747-recreation-area-nm3580621 (data as of October 1, 2026).