Public water system · NM3502419
ActiveCool Pines Rv Park
At a glance
Cool Pines Rv Park (PWSID NM3502419) is an active transient non-community water system in Otero County, New Mexico. It reports serving 150 people through 57 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
57
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Cool Pines Rv Park compare with other water systems in Otero County?
By EPA's size categories, Cool Pines Rv Park 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 Cool Pines Rv Park 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. 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 Cool Pines Rv Park?
EPA lists Cool Pines 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. 26 of the 55 active systems in Otero County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Cool Pines Rv Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. The violations listed here began between February 2023 and November 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-03-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2023-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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.
Cool Pines Rv Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cool Pines Rv Park?
Cool Pines Rv Park (PWSID NM3502419) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Cool Pines Rv Park serve?
Cool Pines Rv Park reports serving 150 people through 57 service connections in Otero County, New Mexico.
Where does Cool Pines 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 Cool Pines Rv Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 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 Cool Pines 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cool Pines Rv Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Cool Pines 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 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, “Cool Pines Rv Park, PWSID NM3502419, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/cool-pines-rv-park-nm3502419 (data as of October 1, 2026).