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Hurley, Town of

At a glance

Town of Hurley (PWSID NM3500609) is an active community water system in Grant County, New Mexico. It reports serving 1,577 people through 644 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

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

Population served

1,577

Service connections

644

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3500609

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,577

Service connections644

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program

City servedHurley

StateNew Mexico

ZIP—

CountyGrant County

How does Town of Hurley compare with other water systems in Grant County?

By EPA's size categories, Town of Hurley is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Grant County has 28 active public water systems, and Town of Hurley is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 62% above the county average of 972 people per system, and accounts for 5.8% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Town of Hurley is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. New Mexico has 645 active community water systems, 55% 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 Town of Hurley?

EPA lists Town of Hurley as owned by a local 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. 14 of the 28 active systems in Grant County (50%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Town of Hurley have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and October 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. 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
2025-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2024-05-25	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Asbestoscode 1094	No	Resolved
2017-11-19	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2017-02-03	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-01-29	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2015-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2014-10-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2014-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2014-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	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.

Town of Hurley: frequently asked questions

Who runs Town of Hurley?

Town of Hurley (PWSID NM3500609) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Town of Hurley serve?

Town of Hurley reports serving 1,577 people through 644 service connections in Grant County, New Mexico.

Where does Town of Hurley 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 Town of Hurley have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. 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 Town of Hurley'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Town of Hurley's water quality report?

As a community water system, Town of Hurley must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

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
Arenas Valley Mdwca	Grant	1,204	Community	Purchased groundwater
Freeport Mcmoran Chino Mines	Grant	1,050	Community	Groundwater
Tyrone Townsite	Grant	782	Community	Purchased 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, “Hurley, Town of, PWSID NM3500609, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/hurley-town-of-nm3500609 (data as of October 1, 2026).