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Lumberton Mdwca

At a glance

Lumberton Mdwca (PWSID NM3502721) is an active community water system in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It reports serving 223 people through 78 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, 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 March 2026.

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

Population served

223

Service connections

78

Primary source

SW

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNM3502721
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served223
Service connections78
Primary water sourceSurface water
Owner typeLocal government
Primacy agencyNM state drinking water program
City servedLumberton
StateNew Mexico
ZIP—
CountyRio Arriba County

How does Lumberton Mdwca compare with other water systems in Rio Arriba County?

By EPA's size categories, Lumberton Mdwca is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rio Arriba County has 63 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 463 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 29,192 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 Lumberton Mdwca 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 37 New Mexico systems (3.2%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Lumberton Mdwca?

EPA lists Lumberton Mdwca 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. 41 of the 63 active systems in Rio Arriba County (65%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Lumberton Mdwca have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between September 2025 and March 2026. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 12 as archived. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2026-03-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoArchived
2026-03-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300NoArchived
2026-02-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300NoArchived
2026-02-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoArchived
2026-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300NoArchived
2026-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoArchived
2025-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoArchived
2025-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300NoArchived
2025-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300NoArchived
2025-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoArchived
2025-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200NoArchived
2025-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300NoArchived

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.

Lumberton Mdwca: frequently asked questions

Who runs Lumberton Mdwca?

Lumberton Mdwca (PWSID NM3502721) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NM state drinking water program.

How many people does Lumberton Mdwca serve?

Lumberton Mdwca reports serving 223 people through 78 service connections in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.

Where does Lumberton Mdwca get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Lumberton Mdwca 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 March 2026. 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 Lumberton Mdwca'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 March 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NM state drinking water program.

Where can I find Lumberton Mdwca's water quality report?

As a community water system, Lumberton Mdwca 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 Rio Arriba County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Espanola Water SystemRio Arriba12,012CommunityGroundwater
Chama Water SystemRio Arriba1,573CommunitySurface water
Agua Sana WuaRio Arriba1,514CommunityGroundwater
El Rito Regional Water & Waste Water AsnRio Arriba1,200CommunityGroundwater
Greater Chimayo MdwcaRio Arriba1,050CommunityGroundwater
Alcalde MdwcaRio Arriba927CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Lumberton Mdwca, PWSID NM3502721, New Mexico”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/new-mexico/lumberton-mdwca-nm3502721 (data as of October 1, 2026).