Public water system · NM3520103
ActiveCumberland Cooperative Wua
At a glance
Cumberland Cooperative Wua (PWSID NM3520103) is an active community water system in Chaves County, New Mexico. It reports serving 588 people through 225 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
588
Service connections
225
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cumberland Cooperative Wua compare with other water systems in Chaves County?
By EPA's size categories, Cumberland Cooperative Wua is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Chaves County has 15 active public water systems, and Cumberland Cooperative Wua is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,276 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 64,142 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 Cumberland Cooperative Wua 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. 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 Cumberland Cooperative Wua?
EPA lists Cumberland Cooperative Wua 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. 7 of the 15 active systems in Chaves County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Cumberland Cooperative Wua have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and July 2022. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-09 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-04-29 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Asbestoscode 1094 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Cumberland Cooperative Wua: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cumberland Cooperative Wua?
Cumberland Cooperative Wua (PWSID NM3520103) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Cumberland Cooperative Wua serve?
Cumberland Cooperative Wua reports serving 588 people through 225 service connections in Chaves County, New Mexico.
Where does Cumberland Cooperative Wua 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 Cumberland Cooperative Wua have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. 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 Cumberland Cooperative Wua'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cumberland Cooperative Wua's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cumberland Cooperative Wua 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 Chaves County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roswell Municipal Water System | Chaves | 54,025 | Community | Groundwater |
| Berrendo Cooperative Wua | Chaves | 4,304 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dexter Municipal Water System | Chaves | 1,554 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hagerman Water System | Chaves | 1,292 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mesa Rest Area | Chaves | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Fambrough Mdwca | Chaves | 439 | 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, “Cumberland Cooperative Wua, PWSID NM3520103, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/cumberland-cooperative-wua-nm3520103 (data as of October 1, 2026).