Public water system · NM3580326
ActiveEl Rancho De Los Golondrinas
At a glance
El Rancho De Los Golondrinas (PWSID NM3580326) is an active transient non-community water system in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It reports serving 4,500 people through 11 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 January 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,500
Service connections
11
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does El Rancho De Los Golondrinas compare with other water systems in Santa Fe County?
By EPA's size categories, El Rancho De Los Golondrinas is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Santa Fe County has 84 active public water systems, and El Rancho De Los Golondrinas is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 143% above the county average of 1,849 people per system, and accounts for 2.9% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so El Rancho De Los Golondrinas is about 31 times 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 El Rancho De Los Golondrinas?
EPA lists El Rancho De Los Golondrinas 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. 47 of the 84 active systems in Santa Fe County (56%) are also privately owned.
Does El Rancho De Los Golondrinas have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. The violations listed here began between April 2000 and January 2021. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-23 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
El Rancho De Los Golondrinas: frequently asked questions
Who runs El Rancho De Los Golondrinas?
El Rancho De Los Golondrinas (PWSID NM3580326) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does El Rancho De Los Golondrinas serve?
El Rancho De Los Golondrinas reports serving 4,500 people through 11 service connections in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
Where does El Rancho De Los Golondrinas 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 El Rancho De Los Golondrinas have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2021. 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 El Rancho De Los Golondrinas' 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 January 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find El Rancho De Los Golondrinas' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. El Rancho De Los Golondrinas 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 Santa Fe County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe Water System (City of) | Santa Fe | 90,810 | Community | Surface water |
| Entranosa Water Association | Santa Fe + 1 more | 8,500 | Community | Groundwater |
| Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation Dist. | Santa Fe | 7,082 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Epcor Water New Mexico Inc.., Edgewood | Santa Fe | 6,795 | Community | Groundwater |
| Santa Fe County South Sector | Santa Fe | 6,775 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Santa Fe County West Sector | Santa Fe | 3,150 | Community | Purchased 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, “El Rancho De Los Golondrinas, PWSID NM3580326, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/el-rancho-de-los-golondrinas-nm3580326 (data as of October 1, 2026).