Public water system · NM3500509
ActiveFaywood Hot Springs
At a glance
Faywood Hot Springs (PWSID NM3500509) is an active transient non-community water system in Grant County, New Mexico. It reports serving 25 people through 44 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
44
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Faywood Hot Springs compare with other water systems in Grant County?
By EPA's size categories, Faywood Hot Springs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grant County has 28 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 972 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 27,216 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 Faywood Hot Springs is well 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 Faywood Hot Springs?
EPA lists Faywood Hot Springs 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. 10 of the 28 active systems in Grant County (36%) are also privately owned.
Does Faywood Hot Springs have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. The violations listed here began between June 2024 and June 2024. By type: 12 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (12 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-06-26 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | 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.
Faywood Hot Springs: frequently asked questions
Who runs Faywood Hot Springs?
Faywood Hot Springs (PWSID NM3500509) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.
How many people does Faywood Hot Springs serve?
Faywood Hot Springs reports serving 25 people through 44 service connections in Grant County, New Mexico.
Where does Faywood Hot Springs 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 Faywood Hot Springs have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. 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 Faywood Hot Springs' 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, 12 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.
Where can I find Faywood Hot Springs' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Faywood Hot Springs 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 Grant County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver City Water System | Grant | 14,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Bayard Municipal Water System | Grant | 2,616 | Community | Groundwater |
| Santa Clara Water System | Grant | 1,682 | Community | Groundwater |
| Hurley, Town of | Grant | 1,577 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Arenas Valley Mdwca | Grant | 1,204 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Freeport Mcmoran Chino Mines | Grant | 1,050 | 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, “Faywood Hot Springs, PWSID NM3500509, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/faywood-hot-springs-nm3500509 (data as of October 1, 2026).