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Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs

At a glance

Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs (PWSID NM3596329) is an active transient non-community water system in Taos County, New Mexico. It reports serving 55 people through 7 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3596329

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served55

Service connections7

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedRed River

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyTaos County

How does Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs compare with other water systems in Taos County?

By EPA's size categories, Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Taos County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 266 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 25,046 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 Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs is about 62% 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. 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 Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs?

EPA lists Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs as owned by the federal 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. 9 of the 94 active systems in Taos County (9.6%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. The violations listed here began between July 2009 and August 2021. By type: 6 monitoring, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2021-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-07-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-06-30	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-06-02	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-01-08	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2013-10-13	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2009-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

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.

Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs: frequently asked questions

Who runs Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs?

Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs (PWSID NM3596329) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs serve?

Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs reports serving 55 people through 7 service connections in Taos County, New Mexico.

Where does Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs 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 Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs' 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs 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 Taos County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Taos Municipal Water System	Taos	5,528	Community	Groundwater
Questa Water System	Taos	2,337	Community	Groundwater
El Prado Water & Sanitation District	Taos	1,076	Community	Groundwater
Village of Taos Ski Valley	Taos	1,025	Community	Groundwater
Llano Quemado Mdwca	Taos	800	Community	Groundwater
Ranchos De Taos Mdwca	Taos	750	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, “Fawn Lakes and Elephant Rock Cg Usfs, PWSID NM3596329, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/fawn-lakes-and-elephant-rock-cg-usfs-nm3596329 (data as of October 1, 2026).