Public water system · NM3594001

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Gcc Rio Grande

At a glance

Gcc Rio Grande (PWSID NM3594001) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It reports serving 100 people through 5 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019.

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

Population served

100

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3594001

System typeNon-transient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served100

Service connections5

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedTijeras

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyBernalillo County

How does Gcc Rio Grande compare with other water systems in Bernalillo County?

By EPA's size categories, Gcc Rio Grande is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bernalillo County has 82 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 7,846 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 643,386 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Gcc Rio Grande is well below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. New Mexico has 151 active non-transient non-community water systems, 13% 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 Gcc Rio Grande?

EPA lists Gcc Rio Grande 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. 60 of the 82 active systems in Bernalillo County (73%) are also privately owned.

Does Gcc Rio Grande 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 2019. The violations listed here began between August 2015 and August 2019. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (4 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
2019-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2019-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2018-11-10	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-11-05	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2018-10-05	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2018-10-04	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2017-10-06	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2016-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2016-07-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2015-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	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.

Gcc Rio Grande: frequently asked questions

Who runs Gcc Rio Grande?

Gcc Rio Grande (PWSID NM3594001) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Gcc Rio Grande serve?

Gcc Rio Grande reports serving 100 people through 5 service connections in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.

Where does Gcc Rio Grande 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 Gcc Rio Grande 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 2019. 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 Gcc Rio Grande'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Gcc Rio Grande's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gcc Rio Grande is a non-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 Bernalillo County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Albuquerque Water System	Bernalillo	560,326	Community	Surface water
University of New Mexico	Bernalillo	35,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Kirtland Air Force Base	Bernalillo	22,500	Community	Groundwater
Sandia Peak Utility	Bernalillo	6,079	Community	Groundwater
Pilot Travel Center #1106	Bernalillo	2,075	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Veterans Administration Hcs New Mexico	Bernalillo	2,000	Non-transient non-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, “Gcc Rio Grande, PWSID NM3594001, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/gcc-rio-grande-nm3594001 (data as of October 1, 2026).