Public water system · NM3501627
ActiveCaballo Lake Rv Park
At a glance
Caballo Lake Rv Park (PWSID NM3501627) is an active transient non-community water system in Sierra County, New Mexico. It reports serving 25 people through 21 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
21
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Caballo Lake Rv Park compare with other water systems in Sierra County?
By EPA's size categories, Caballo Lake Rv Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Sierra County has 21 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 550 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 11,551 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 Caballo Lake Rv Park is well 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 Caballo Lake Rv Park?
EPA lists Caballo Lake Rv Park 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. 8 of the 21 active systems in Sierra County (38%) are also privately owned.
Does Caballo Lake Rv Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Public Notice. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-25 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation without NPDWR Violation · code 76 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Caballo Lake Rv Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Caballo Lake Rv Park?
Caballo Lake Rv Park (PWSID NM3501627) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Caballo Lake Rv Park serve?
Caballo Lake Rv Park reports serving 25 people through 21 service connections in Sierra County, New Mexico.
Where does Caballo Lake Rv Park 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 Caballo Lake Rv Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Caballo Lake Rv Park'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. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Caballo Lake Rv Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Caballo Lake Rv Park 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 Sierra County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truth Or Consequences | Sierra | 6,783 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elephant Butte Water System | Sierra | 2,286 | Community | Groundwater |
| Elephant Butte, City of | Sierra | 1,350 | Community | Groundwater |
| Desert View Rv Park | Sierra | 220 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hillsboro Mdwca | Sierra | 172 | Community | Groundwater |
| National Rcs Test Facility | Sierra | 100 | Non-transient non-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, “Caballo Lake Rv Park, PWSID NM3501627, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/caballo-lake-rv-park-nm3501627 (data as of October 1, 2026).