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Cuatro Villas Mdwca

At a glance

Cuatro Villas Mdwca (PWSID NM3533526) is an active community water system in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It reports serving 420 people through 143 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

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

Population served

420

Service connections

143

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3533526
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served420
Service connections143
Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program
City servedEspanola
StateNew Mexico
ZIP—
CountySanta Fe County

How does Cuatro Villas Mdwca compare with other water systems in Santa Fe County?

By EPA's size categories, Cuatro Villas Mdwca is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Santa Fe County has 84 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,849 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 155,343 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Cuatro Villas Mdwca is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New Mexico has 645 active community water systems, 55% of the state's 1,165 active systems. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 62 New Mexico systems (5.3%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Cuatro Villas Mdwca?

EPA lists Cuatro Villas Mdwca as owned by a local government. 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. 33 of the 84 active systems in Santa Fe County (39%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Cuatro Villas Mdwca have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2024 and October 2025. By type: 6 required treatment not met, 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as unaddressed, 2 as addressed and 1 as resolved. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-10-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoUnaddressed
2025-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoUnaddressed
2024-10-17ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4GLead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200NoAddressed
2024-10-17Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2ELead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200YesAddressed
2024-10-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoUnaddressed
2024-09-27Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoUnaddressed
2024-09-04Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45Groundwater Rulecode 0700YesUnaddressed
2024-09-04Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45Groundwater Rulecode 0700YesUnaddressed
2024-09-04Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45Groundwater Rulecode 0700YesUnaddressed
2024-09-04Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45Groundwater Rulecode 0700YesUnaddressed
2024-09-04Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45Groundwater Rulecode 0700YesUnaddressed
2024-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved

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.

Cuatro Villas Mdwca: frequently asked questions

Who runs Cuatro Villas Mdwca?

Cuatro Villas Mdwca (PWSID NM3533526) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Cuatro Villas Mdwca serve?

Cuatro Villas Mdwca reports serving 420 people through 143 service connections in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

Where does Cuatro Villas Mdwca get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does Cuatro Villas Mdwca have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Cuatro Villas Mdwca'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, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Cuatro Villas Mdwca's water quality report?

As a community water system, Cuatro Villas Mdwca must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Santa Fe County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Santa Fe Water System (City of)Santa Fe90,810CommunitySurface water
Entranosa Water AssociationSanta Fe + 1 more8,500CommunityGroundwater
Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation Dist.Santa Fe7,082CommunityPurchased surface water
Epcor Water New Mexico Inc.., EdgewoodSanta Fe6,795CommunityGroundwater
Santa Fe County South SectorSanta Fe6,775CommunityPurchased surface water
El Rancho De Los GolondrinasSanta Fe4,500Transient non-communityGroundwater

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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, “Cuatro Villas Mdwca, PWSID NM3533526, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/cuatro-villas-mdwca-nm3533526 (data as of October 1, 2026).