Public water system · NM3590619

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Camp Wehinahpay

At a glance

Camp Wehinahpay (PWSID NM3590619) is an active transient non-community water system in Otero County, New Mexico. It reports serving 139 people through 17 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.

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

Population served

139

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3590619

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served139

Service connections17

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedSacramento

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyOtero County

How does Camp Wehinahpay compare with other water systems in Otero County?

By EPA's size categories, Camp Wehinahpay is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Otero County has 55 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,292 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 71,046 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 Camp Wehinahpay is roughly in line with 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 37 New Mexico systems (3.2%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Camp Wehinahpay?

EPA lists Camp Wehinahpay 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. 26 of the 55 active systems in Otero County (47%) are also privately owned.

Does Camp Wehinahpay have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2008 and March 2026. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as resolved and 4 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. 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
2026-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Archived
2026-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Archived
2025-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Archived
2021-02-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2019-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2018-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2008-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2008-07-02	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0800	No	Resolved

All 10 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.

Camp Wehinahpay: frequently asked questions

Who runs Camp Wehinahpay?

Camp Wehinahpay (PWSID NM3590619) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Camp Wehinahpay serve?

Camp Wehinahpay reports serving 139 people through 17 service connections in Otero County, New Mexico.

Where does Camp Wehinahpay get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Camp Wehinahpay have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Camp Wehinahpay'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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Camp Wehinahpay's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Camp Wehinahpay 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 Otero County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Alamogordo Domestic Water System	Otero	35,301	Community	Surface water
Holloman Air Force Base	Otero	13,000	Community	Groundwater
Tularosa Water System	Otero	3,485	Community	Surface water
Cloudcroft Water System	Otero	2,865	Community	Groundwater
Timberon W and Sd	Otero	2,698	Community	Groundwater
La Luz Mdwca	Otero	1,917	Community	Surface water

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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, “Camp Wehinahpay, PWSID NM3590619, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/camp-wehinahpay-nm3590619 (data as of October 1, 2026).