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Elk Run Rv Resort

At a glance

Elk Run Rv Resort (PWSID NM3590114) is an active transient non-community water system in Lincoln County, New Mexico. It reports serving 60 people through 29 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2009.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3590114

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served60

Service connections29

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedAlto

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyLincoln County

How does Elk Run Rv Resort compare with other water systems in Lincoln County?

By EPA's size categories, Elk Run Rv Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lincoln County has 53 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 675 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 35,786 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 Elk Run Rv Resort is about 58% below 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 Elk Run Rv Resort?

EPA lists Elk Run Rv Resort 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. 36 of the 53 active systems in Lincoln County (68%) are also privately owned.

Does Elk Run Rv Resort have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2009. The violations listed here began between July 1984 and September 2009. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 3 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
2009-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-12-26	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2007-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1992-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1991-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1991-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1991-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1990-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06	Total coliform bacteria (pre-TCR)code 3000	No	Archived
1984-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Archived

All 11 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.

Elk Run Rv Resort: frequently asked questions

Who runs Elk Run Rv Resort?

Elk Run Rv Resort (PWSID NM3590114) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Elk Run Rv Resort serve?

Elk Run Rv Resort reports serving 60 people through 29 service connections in Lincoln County, New Mexico.

Where does Elk Run Rv Resort 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 Elk Run Rv Resort have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2009. 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 Elk Run Rv Resort'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 11 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Elk Run Rv Resort's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Elk Run Rv Resort 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 Lincoln County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ruidoso Water System	Lincoln	15,947	Community	Surface water
Ruidoso Downs Racetrack	Lincoln	3,200	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Alto Lakes Water and Sanitation District	Lincoln	2,870	Community	Groundwater
Ruidoso Downs Water System	Lincoln	2,146	Community	Groundwater
Capitan Water System	Lincoln	1,821	Community	Groundwater
Carrizozo Water System	Lincoln	1,136	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, “Elk Run Rv Resort, PWSID NM3590114, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/elk-run-rv-resort-nm3590114 (data as of October 1, 2026).